Volume 7, Number 4—August 2001
THEME ISSUE
West Nile Virus
West Nile Virus
Clinical Findings of West Nile Virus Infection in Hospitalized Patients, New York and New Jersey, 2000
Don Weiss*
, Darcy Carr*, Jacqueline Kellachan*, Christina Tan†‡, Michael Phillips*‡, Eddy Bresnitz†, Marcelle Layton*, and for the West Nile Virus Outbreak Response Working Group
, Darcy Carr*, Jacqueline Kellachan*, Christina Tan†‡, Michael Phillips*‡, Eddy Bresnitz†, Marcelle Layton*, and for the West Nile Virus Outbreak Response Working Group
Table 1
Frequency of clinical findings in West Nile virus patients, New York and New Jersey, 1999 and 2000
| Symptom or physical finding | Frequency no. (%) |
|---|---|
| Fever | 17 (90) |
| Fatigue | 12 (63) |
| Altered mental status | 11 (58) |
| Headache | 11 (58) |
| Reported weakness | 8 (42) |
| Nausea | 8 (42) |
| Vomiting | 8 (42) |
| Myalgia | 6 (32) |
| Photophobia | 6 (32) |
| Abnormal reflexes | 6 (32) |
| Stiff neck | 6 (32) |
| Abdominal pain | 4 (21) |
| Motor weakness | 3 (16) |
| Cough | 3 (16) |
| Diarrhea | 3 (16) |
| Seizures | 3 (16) |
| Arthralgia | 2 (11) |
| Cerebellar abnormality | 2 (11) |
| Cranial nerve palsy | 2 (11) |
| Shortness of breath | 2 (11) |
1A. Labowitz, J.A. Greenko, B. Maldin, B. Edwin, I. Poshni, A. Fine, New York City Department of Health; R. Lanciotti, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; F. Sorhage, C. Farello, D. Adam, B. Wolf, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services; A Dupius, L. Kramer, New York State Department of Health.
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