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Volume 25, Number 2—February 2019
CME ACTIVITY - Research

Acute and Delayed Deaths after West Nile Virus Infection, Texas, USA, 2002–2012

David C.E. Philpott1, Melissa S. Nolan, Nicole Evert, Bonny Mayes, Dawn Hesalroad, Eric Fonken, and Kristy O. MurrayComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA (D.C.E. Philpott, M.S. Nolan, K.O. Murray); Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, Texas, USA (N. Evert, B. Mayes, D. Hesalroad, E. Fonken)

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Figure 1

Causes of death in acute cases (within 90 days of WNV disease onset) by condition, Texas, USA, 2002–2012. Most deaths were related to infectious causes (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision [ICD10], chapters A00–B99), with a subset of those specifically stating a diagnosis of WNV infection (ICD-10 code A923). Both causes are included in this figure. WNV, West Nile virus.

Figure 1. Causes of death in acute cases (within 90 days of WNV disease onset) by condition, Texas, USA, 2002–2012. Most deaths were related to infectious causes (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision [ICD10], chapters A00–B99), with a subset of those specifically stating a diagnosis of WNV infection (ICD-10 code A923). Both causes are included in this figure. WNV, West Nile virus.

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1Current affiliation: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

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