Volume 7, Number 4—August 2001
THEME ISSUE
West Nile Virus
West Nile Virus
Clinical Characteristics of the West Nile Fever Outbreak, Israel, 2000
Michal Y. Chowers*
, Ruth Lang*, Faris Nassar†, Debora Ben-David‡, Michael Giladi§, Eitan Rubinshtein‡, Avi Itzhaki¶, Josef Mishal#, Yardena Siegman-Igra§, Ruth Kitzes**, Neora Pick††, Zvi Landau‡‡, Dana Wolf§§, Hanna Bin¶¶, Ella Mendelson¶¶, Silvio D. Pitlik##, and Miriam Weinberger##
, Ruth Lang*, Faris Nassar†, Debora Ben-David‡, Michael Giladi§, Eitan Rubinshtein‡, Avi Itzhaki¶, Josef Mishal#, Yardena Siegman-Igra§, Ruth Kitzes**, Neora Pick††, Zvi Landau‡‡, Dana Wolf§§, Hanna Bin¶¶, Ella Mendelson¶¶, Silvio D. Pitlik##, and Miriam Weinberger##
Table 1
Signs and symptoms of 233 hospitalized patients with West Nile fever
| Symptoms and signs | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Fever >38°C | 229 (98.3) |
| Headache | 135 (57.9) |
| Change in level of consciousness | 109 (46.8) |
| Confused state | 92 (39.5) |
| Vomiting | 73 (31.3) |
| Nuchal rigidity | 67 (28.7) |
| Rash | 51 (21.8) |
| GI symptomsa | 43 (18.5) |
| Coma | 39 (16.7) |
| Myalgia | 36 (15.4) |
| Focal neurologic signs | 22 (9.4) |
| Lymphadenopathy | 10 (4.3) |
aAbdominal pain, diarrhea; GI = gastrointestinal.
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