Abstract
Adjustable rate mortgages and the downturn in the California housing market caused a 300% increase in notices of delinquency in Bakersfield, Kern County. This led to large numbers of neglected swimming pools, which were associated with a 276% increase in the number of human West Nile virus cases during the summer of 2007.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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California / epidemiology
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Culex / virology
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Disease Reservoirs / virology
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Housing / economics*
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Humans
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Insect Vectors / virology
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Mosquito Control
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Population Density
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Population Surveillance
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Risk Factors
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Sparrows / virology
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Swimming Pools*
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West Nile Fever / epidemiology*
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West Nile virus*