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BMJ 2002;325:460 ( 31 August )

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West Nile virus spreads in United States

Janice Hopkins Tanne, New York

West Nile virus infections in humans, birds, and animals have been reported from 41 US states. Twenty deaths have occurred among 425 confirmed cases, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number of infections is expected to grow as warm weather provides breeding conditions for mosquitoes.

Pictured is New Orleans resident Nick Leggio, with a dead blue jay, which is being tested for West Nile virus.

Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a trial of interferon alfa. The drug may reduce permanent damage from meningitis and encephalitis, which result from the virus.

(Credit: AP PHOTO/CHERYL GERBER)

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