November 1, 2017
West Nile Virus in Dallas: What Local Epidemiologists Did to Prevent Future Epidemics
In the summer of 2012, Dallas County became the epicenter of one of the most severe West Nile virus outbreaks in history. It resulted in 400 laboratory-documented cases including 20 deaths. At its peak, 60 cases of the mosquito-borne disease were occurring per week.