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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1979-6-11
pubmed:abstractText
The largest laboratory-documented outbreak of St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) in the United States occurred in the Chicago metropolitan area in the summer and early fall of 1975. Of 1,456 illnesses investigated, 326 cases of confirmed or probable SLE and 420 cases of suspected SLE were found in the six-county area. The outbreak peaked in early September, but cases continued to occur through October. Cases clustered geographically in the southwestern suburbs. There was a direct correlation between age and attack rate, severity of illness, and mortality rate--all of which increased with successive age groups. Thirty-six persons died. Males and females were equally affected. This epidemic marked the first time that St. Louis encephalitis has been documented in the Chicago area.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0002-9637
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
114-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1979
pubmed:articleTitle
St. Louis encephalitis: the Chicago experience.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article