SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

West Nile Virus Incidence Increases in U.S.

By Ethan Covey

More than 3,000 cases of domestic arboviral disease were reported in 2021, including the largest local outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) disease ever reported, according to a recent CDC report.

Nationally, the rate of WNV neuroinvasive disease surpassed the median rate during 2010-2020, and was the highest reported since 2012 (MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2023;72:901-906).