Healthcare Provider Knowledge of West Nile Virus Diagnostic Testing-United States, 2022

Shelby L Lyons; Stacey W Martin; Carolyn V Gould; J Erin Staples

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofaf379

Healthcare Provider Knowledge of West Nile Virus Diagnostic Testing-United States, 2022

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2025 Jun 27;12(7):ofaf379. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf379. eCollection 2025 Jul.

Authors

Shelby L Lyons¹, Stacey W Martin¹, Carolyn V Gould¹, J Erin Staples¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.

Abstract

Our survey of 1502 U.S. healthcare providers found that about one-quarter (395 [26%]) ordered the correct laboratory tests to diagnose 2 patients with West Nile virus disease. Outreach is needed to educate healthcare providers on West Nile virus disease and diagnostic testing to better inform clinical management and patient prognosis.

Keywords: West Nile virus; arbovirus; diagnostic testing; provider knowledge.

Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America 2025.