The laboratory-clinical and epidemiologic data

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"The laboratory, clinical, and epidemiologic data indicated that the outbreak in New York City was most consistent with an outbreak of St. Louis encephalitis, and mosquito- control measures were instituted rapidly." It was only later in the investigation that researchers identified the actual pathogen as West Nile Virus (WNV) which, unlike the St Louis encephalitis virus, can kill the avian reservoir hosts. It was found to be responsible for a concurrent epizootic outbreak killing substantial numbers of birds in the area. Why didn't investigators wait until they knew for certain which virus it was?

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