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May 23, 1977, Vol 237, No. 21 >
ARTICLE | May 23, 1977

St Louis Encephalitis: Title and subTitle BreakThe 1975 Epidemic in Mississippi FREE

Kenneth E. Powell, MD; Durward L. Blakey, MD
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JAMA. 1977;237(21):2294-2298. doi:10.1001/jama.1977.03270480034015
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In 1975, 229 laboratory-documented cases of St Louis encephalitis, 36 of which resulted in death, occurred in Mississippi. A total of 58% of these persons had encephalitis, 15% had aseptic meningitis, 21% had a febrile illness with no known CNS involvement, and 6% had other syndromes. Attack rates and case-fatality ratios increased with age. Although 60% of the cases occurred in a four-county area of northwest Mississippi, cases occurred in 42 of the 82 counties throughout the state. The epidemic erupted almost simultaneously, with variable intensity, in widely separated areas. Mosquito-control measures were applied, but the results were not quantified.

(JAMA 237:2294-2298, 1977)

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 Arboviral infections in the United States 1975. Center for Disease Control . Morbidity Mortality Weekly Rep 23:116, 1976.
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Luby JP, Sulkin SE, Sanford JP:  The epidemiology of St Louis encephalitis: A review . Annu Rev Med 20:329-350, 1969;.
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Lord RD, Calisher CH, Chappell WA, et al:  Urban St Louis encephalitis surveillance through wild birds . Am J Epidemiol 99:360-363, 1974;.
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Powell KE, Blakey DL:  St Louis encephalitis: Clinical and epidemiological aspects. Mississippi, 1974 . South Med J 69:1121-1125, 1976;.
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Powell KE, Blakey DL:  St Louis Encephalitis . JAMA 232:1219, 1975;.
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Hopkins CC, Hollinger FB, Johnson RF, et al:  The epidemiology of St Louis encephalitis in Dallas, Texas, 1966 . Am J Epidemiol 102:1-15, 1975;.
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Williams KH, Hollinger FB, Metzger WR, et al:  The epidemiology of St Louis encephalitis in Corpus Christi, Texas, 1966 . Am J Epidemiol 102:16-24, 1975;.
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Luby JP, Miller G, Gardner P, et al:  The epidemiology of St Louis encephalitis in Houston, Texas, 1964 . Am J Epidemiol 86:584-597, 1967.
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Bond JO, Quick DT, Witte JJ, et al:  The 1962 epidemic of St Louis encephalitis in Florida: I. Epidemiologic observations . Am J Epidemiol 81:392-404, 1965;.
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Quick DT, Thompson JM, Bond JO:  The 1962 epidemic of St Louis encephalitis in Florida: IV. Clinical features of cases occurring in the Tampa Bay area . Am J Epidemiol 81:415-427, 1965;.
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Ranzenhoffer ER, Alexander ER, Beadle LD, et al:  St Louis encephalitis in Calvert City, Kentucky, 1955 . Am J Hyg 65:147-161, 1957;.
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Quick DT, Serfling RE, Sherman IL, et al:  The 1962 Epidemic of St Louis encephalitis in Florida: III. A survey for inapparent infections in an epidemic area . Am J Epidemiol 81:405-414, 1965;.
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Alexander ER, Murray AW:  Arthropodborne encephalitis in 1956 . Public Health Rep 73:329-339, 1958;.
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Brody JA, Browning G:  An epidemic of St Louis encephalitis in Cameron County, Texas, in 1957 . Am J Trop Med Hyg 9:436-443, 1960;.
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Chin TDY, Heimlich CR, White RF, et al:  St Louis encephalitis in Hidalgo County, Texas: Epidemiological features . Public Health Rep 72:512-518, 1957;.
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Lewis AL, Schneider NJ, Bond JO, et al:  The 1962 epidemic of St Louis encephalitis in Florida: V. Serologic diagnosis of cases . Am J Epidemiol 83:24-32, 1966;.
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Altman R, Goldfield M:  The 1964 outbreak of St Louis encephalitis in the Delaware Valley . Am J Epidemiol 87:457-469, 1968;.
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 Community infection with St Louis encephalitis virus: A cooperative study . JAMA 193:133-140, 1965;.
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 Control of St Louis encephalitis , in Vector Topics , no. (1) . Atlanta, Center for Disease Control, June 1976;.

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 Arboviral infections in the United States 1975. Center for Disease Control . Morbidity Mortality Weekly Rep 23:116, 1976.
2 +
Luby JP, Sulkin SE, Sanford JP:  The epidemiology of St Louis encephalitis: A review . Annu Rev Med 20:329-350, 1969;.
3 +
Lord RD, Calisher CH, Chappell WA, et al:  Urban St Louis encephalitis surveillance through wild birds . Am J Epidemiol 99:360-363, 1974;.
4 +
Powell KE, Blakey DL:  St Louis encephalitis: Clinical and epidemiological aspects. Mississippi, 1974 . South Med J 69:1121-1125, 1976;.
5 +
Powell KE, Blakey DL:  St Louis Encephalitis . JAMA 232:1219, 1975;.
6 +
Hopkins CC, Hollinger FB, Johnson RF, et al:  The epidemiology of St Louis encephalitis in Dallas, Texas, 1966 . Am J Epidemiol 102:1-15, 1975;.
7 +
Williams KH, Hollinger FB, Metzger WR, et al:  The epidemiology of St Louis encephalitis in Corpus Christi, Texas, 1966 . Am J Epidemiol 102:16-24, 1975;.
8 +
Luby JP, Miller G, Gardner P, et al:  The epidemiology of St Louis encephalitis in Houston, Texas, 1964 . Am J Epidemiol 86:584-597, 1967.
9 +
Bond JO, Quick DT, Witte JJ, et al:  The 1962 epidemic of St Louis encephalitis in Florida: I. Epidemiologic observations . Am J Epidemiol 81:392-404, 1965;.
10 +
Quick DT, Thompson JM, Bond JO:  The 1962 epidemic of St Louis encephalitis in Florida: IV. Clinical features of cases occurring in the Tampa Bay area . Am J Epidemiol 81:415-427, 1965;.
11 +
Ranzenhoffer ER, Alexander ER, Beadle LD, et al:  St Louis encephalitis in Calvert City, Kentucky, 1955 . Am J Hyg 65:147-161, 1957;.
12 +
Quick DT, Serfling RE, Sherman IL, et al:  The 1962 Epidemic of St Louis encephalitis in Florida: III. A survey for inapparent infections in an epidemic area . Am J Epidemiol 81:405-414, 1965;.
13 +
Alexander ER, Murray AW:  Arthropodborne encephalitis in 1956 . Public Health Rep 73:329-339, 1958;.
14 +
Brody JA, Browning G:  An epidemic of St Louis encephalitis in Cameron County, Texas, in 1957 . Am J Trop Med Hyg 9:436-443, 1960;.
15 +
Chin TDY, Heimlich CR, White RF, et al:  St Louis encephalitis in Hidalgo County, Texas: Epidemiological features . Public Health Rep 72:512-518, 1957;.
16 +
Lewis AL, Schneider NJ, Bond JO, et al:  The 1962 epidemic of St Louis encephalitis in Florida: V. Serologic diagnosis of cases . Am J Epidemiol 83:24-32, 1966;.
17 +
Altman R, Goldfield M:  The 1964 outbreak of St Louis encephalitis in the Delaware Valley . Am J Epidemiol 87:457-469, 1968;.
18 +
 Community infection with St Louis encephalitis virus: A cooperative study . JAMA 193:133-140, 1965;.
19 +
 Control of St Louis encephalitis , in Vector Topics , no. (1) . Atlanta, Center for Disease Control, June 1976;.

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