| Literature DB >> 663691 |
J S Levy, H D Carver, I K Moseley, C H Calisher, D B Francy, T P Monath.
Abstract
An epidemic of St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) occurred in Memphis-Shelby County, Tennessee, in the summer of 1975, as part of an outbreak involving large portions of the Eastern United States. A total of 187 suspected cases were reported, of which 62 were laboratory-confirmed or presumptive SLE. The overall attack rate was 8.1/100,000; rates were higher in lower socioeconomic districts. The case fatality rate was 19.4%. Climatologic data and related factors favoring the occurrence of this outbreak are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID： 663691 DOI： 10.1097/00007611-197806000-00008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: South Med J ISSN： 0038-4348 Impact factor: 0.954