TY - JOUR AU - Ronca, Shannon AU - Murray, Kristy AU - Nolan, Melissa T1 - Cumulative Incidence of West Nile Virus Infection, Continental United States, 1999–2016 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2019 VL - 25 IS - 2 SP - 325 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Using reported case data from ArboNET and previous seroprevalence data stratified by age and sex, we conservatively estimate that ≈7 million persons in the United States have been infected with West Nile virus since its introduction in 1999. Our data support the need for public health interventions and improved surveillance. KW - West Nile virus KW - prevalence KW - United States KW - West Nile neuroinvasive disease KW - West Nile fever KW - asymptomatic infections KW - vector-borne infections KW - incidence KW - neuroinvasive disease KW - ArboNET KW - seroprevalence KW - viruses KW - zoonoses DO - 10.3201/eid2502.180765 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/2/18-0765_article ER - End of Reference