... three epidemiologic trends suddenly appeared (Peterson 2001). These trends included an increase in the frequency of outbreaks in humans and horses, an apparent increase in severe human disease, and high avian death rates accompanying the human outbreaks in Israel and the United States (Peterson 2001). In Europe, it was discovered that the West Nile virus circulation was confined to two basic ... , birdbaths, swimming pool covers, buckets, barrels, and cans (Mueller 2001). In the United States, first attempts have been made to predict West Nile virus human epidemics on the basis of avian ...

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