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RESOURCES
The West Nile support group was first started at the MS State Dept. of Health (MSDH) but due to funding is now sponsored by Methodist Rehabilitation Center (MRC). We now meet quarterly in Jackson and in Hattiesburg.
MS State Dept. of Health - www.healthyMS.com
American Mosquito Control Assoc. - www.mosquito.org
CDC - www.cdc.gov
American Public Health Association – www.apha.gov
Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute – www.PCORI.org DEET Education Program – www.deetonline.org
Methodist Rehabilitation Center – www.Methodistonline.org
HELPFUL LINKS
Mississippi Edition on Public Radio with extended comments by Art Leis
http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/mississippiedition/mississippi-edition-wednesday-august-2nd/
NEJM, Vol 347, No. 16, October 17, 2002, pgs. 1279-1288, (www.nejm.org)
A Poliomyelitis-like Syndrome from West Nile Virus Infection
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 9, No. 7, July 2003, pgs. 788-793
Acute flaccid paralysis and West Nile Virus Infection
JAMA, Vol 290, No. 4, July 23, 2003, pgs. 511-516
Neurologic manifestations and outcome of West Nile Virus infection
Lancet Infectious Diseases, Vol 3, January 2003, pgs. 9-10 (http://infection.thelancet.com) West Nile Virus Poliomyelitis
Muscle and Nerve, September 2003, pgs. 302-308
Clinical spectrum of muscle weakness in human West Nile Virus infection
NEJM, Vol 348, 2003, pgs. 564-565
Spinal Cord disease in West Nile Virus infection
Arch Pathol Lab Med, Vol 128, May 2004, pgs. 533-537
Spinal Cord Neuropathy in Human West Nile Virus infection
JNNP - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 2004;75:940-941 (http://infection.thelancet.com)
The aetiology of flaccid paralysis in West Nile virus infection
Neurology, Neuromuscular Disorders, 2005, pgs. 15-22 Neuromuscular Manifestations of Human West Nile Virus Infection
Frontiers in Neurology – Neuromuscular Diseases, Vol 3, March 2012, Article 37, pgs. 1-10 www.frontiersin.org doi:10.3389/fneur.2012.00037
Neuromuscular Manifestations of West Nile Virus Infection
Muscle and Nerve, January 2014, pgs. 26-29 (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI 10/1002/mus.23869
West Nile Virus infection and Myasthenia Gravis
Journal of Neurological Sciences 358 (2015), pgs. 243-252 (www.elsevier.com/locate/jns) Does astroglial protein S100B contribute to West Nile neuro-invasive syndrome?
BIBLIOGRAPHY of MIA-AFFILIATED DOCTORS
WEST NILE IN THE NEWS
methodistonline.org/westnile
USM PARTNERS WITH HOSPITALS TO CREATE WEST NILE VIRUS RESEARCH NETWORK
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