Table 1

Human cases of WNV reported in the United States, Tennessee, and Shelby County. This table is a summary of the WNV infection in humans from the onset of the infection in 1999 until 2006.

Year
National human cases
National human fatalities
Tennessee human cases
Tennessee human fatalities
Shelby County human cases
Shelby County human fatalities

1999
62
7
0
0
0
0
2000
21
2
0
0
0
0
2001
66
9
0
0
0
0
2002
4156
284
56
9
40
6
2003
9862
264
26
1
10
1
2004
2539
100
14
0
12
0
2005
2949
116
17
1
13
1
2006*
4219
161
23
1
15
0

Total
23874
943
136
12
90
8

*cumulative data for 2006 as of 02/06/2007 based on USGS, NWHC [10]

Ozdenerol et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2008 7:12   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-7-12