The first part of this exercise was based on a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine, June 14, 2001 issue, titled

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The First Part Of This Exercise Was Based On A Paper In The New England Journal Of Medicine June 14 2001 Issue Titled 1 (89.3 KiB) Viewed 125 times

The first part of this exercise was based on a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine, June 14, 2001 issue, titled "The Outbreak of West Nile Virus in the New York City Area in 1999" by Nash et al. They describe the first known outbreak of WNV in the Western Hemisphere. 12. Why was it important to go on and still identify the causative agent as WNV? (2pts) 13. The authors conclude "West Nile virus will most likely spread beyond the northeast and may cause sporadic cases or outbreaks of West Nile virus disease in other regions of the United States." Why did they not believe it could be eradicated and would spread? (2 pts) For questions 14-16 consider these hypothetical reports made to the health department in each state and then determine if this would be an outbreak to immediately investigate. You will need to look for additional real information to answer teach question and give your source (it can just be the URL) 14. Ten cases of WNV are reported in Hawaii 2021. (2 pts) I 15. Twenty cases of WNV are reported in Arizona over the summer of 2021. (2 pts) 16. Twenty cases of WNV are reported in Illinois in next April of 2021 (2pts)