1/2. Update: west nile virus activity--Northeastern united states, January-August 7, 2000.Surveillance programs initiated in response to the 1999 west nile virus (WNV) outbreak have detected increased transmission in the northeastern united states (1). Seventeen states along the Atlantic and gulf coasts, new york city (NYC), and washington, D.C., have conducted WNV surveillance and are reporting to CDC (1). Surveillance for WNV infection includes monitoring of mosquitoes, sentinel chicken flocks, wild birds, and potentially susceptible mammals (e.g., horses and humans) (2). This report summarizes findings of this surveillance system through August 7, 2000.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = wild (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/2. Wild-pigeon-related psittacosis in a family.Three members of a family acquired psittacosis after exposure to a wild pigeon. Each of the patients had pulmonary infiltrates, prominent headache, abdominal complaints, and serologic evidence for infection with chlamydia psittaci. Of 759 cases of psittacosis reported to the Centers for disease Control for the period of 1974 to 1981, some 75 (10 percent) were associated with pigeons. Fifty-two of the cases were associated with domestic pigeons and 23 with wild pigeons. Pigeons represent a largely unrecognized reservoir of psittacosis in the united states.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2keywords = wild (Clic here for more details about this article) |