[Fwd: Tomorrow's NJ Section of the NY Times. (West Nile Virus)]

This item may be of interest. Perhaps it will document how the diagnosis of
West Nile was confirmed.
It will perhaps be available on the NY Times web site. MGochfeld

Mark Staunton wrote:

> Page 6 of tomorrow's NJ Section of the NY Times has a West Nile Virus
> article.
>
> "Not A Good Winter for Birds
>
> The number of wild birds that have been brought to the Mercer County
> Wildlife Center
> in Titusville has more than doubled since July - almost all suffering from
> the effects
> of the West Nile Virus. Of 14 hawks with the disease, only 2 have survived;
> only 6 of the 20 great horned owls
> brought there are still alive.
>
> Diane Nickerson, director of the center, top right, has been keeping
> records on the condition
> of an ailing turkey vulture brought there last week.
>
> In an outdoor cage, five great horned owls that had recovered sat perched
> in a cage
> awaiting release into the wild, bottom right. However, because of their
> weakened condition
> rehabilitation experts at the center have not decided whether to release
> them for the breading season,
> which runs through February, or continue to care for them until the
> temperature rises."
>
> Five black & white photos accompany the article.
>
> For those people in the Allendale / Saddle River / Ho-Ho-Kus area. Page 5 of
> the January 2, 2003 issue
> of a newspaper called "The Town Journal" has a nice article on Stiles
> Thomas, who heads up the Celery Farm
> in Allendale, NJ.
>
> Mark Staunton
Received on Mon Jan 06 10:22:17 2003