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Modified:
Aug 15, 2005
West Nile Virus

West Nile Virus Weblinks

Weblinks is an annotated, alphabetic listing of websites of organizations and government agencies (including US and other countries, states, and NYS counties) that provide information about West Nile Virus. To keep Weblinks to a manageable size, it is limited to "high level URLs"--each of which may lead to numerous additional pathways of information. For direct links to selected articles and fact sheets from these and other sources see ERAP's West Nile Virus Resources for the General Public.

  • Arizona Department of Health Services (http://www.hs.state.az.us/news/) News releases. For more information or to report a dead bird contact ADHS Vector-borne and Zoonotic Disease Section at 602-230-5919.
  • Center for Disease Control (CDC) is a Federal Agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services. It is an important research and information hub on WNV. It helps to have several points of entry to learn about all their resources:
CDC's Division for Infectious Diseases, West Nile Virus Index and introductory pages, updated and re-organized April 9, 2002: (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/index.htm.). Link from here to state and city WNV websites.
From CDC's general information search page (http://www.cdc.gov/search.htm), enter search terms (e.g., West Nile Virus), to generate a listing with links to relevant documents. Choosing "State Health Department Searching," (http://www.cdc.gov/states.htm) enables searching of documents and resources produced by all the State Departments of Health, and also some international sources.
For summary information on West Nile Virus and other diseases, click on "Health Topics A to Z" which brings you to URL http://www.cdc.gov/health/default.htm and to a hyperlinked listing of diseases.
The CDC's MMWR ("Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report") (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/) is targetted to health care practitioners and researchers. Since Fall 1999, the MMWR has periodically featured brief updates on WNV, with scientific references.
Recently (Mid-September 2001-Present) MMWR has featured weekly updates of WNV activity. The most recent issue of MMWR is always available at (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mmwr_wk.html).
  • Connecticut Mosquito Management Program, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (http://www.mosquito.state.ct.us. 1-866-WNV-LINE (1-866-968-5463).
  • Health Canada, Laboratory Centre for Disease Control (http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/pphb-dgspsp/wnv-vwn/index.html); for more information about WNV or to report dead crow or blue jay sightings, call the Halton Region Health Department WNV Information Line at 905-825-6187 or 1-866-4HALTON (1-866-442-5866) or 905-827-9833 (TTY).
  • Kansas Kansas Department of Health and the Environment (http://www.kdhe.state.ks.us/news/) news releases. For more information on WNV surveillance contact KDHE at 785-296-2951.
  • Maine Department of Human Services, Bureau of Health (http://www.state.me.us/dhs/boh/ddc/westnile.htm); report dead or dying birds at 1-888-697-5846. Additionally, for more information about mosquitoes, WNV-related illness, and related concerns, contact the Bureau of Health, Division of Disease Control at 207-287-530.
  • Maine Environmental Policy Institute (http:// www.meepi.org/wnv/wnv.htm) provides the latest news on WNV in Maine and features a report on the use of pesticides to control WNV in Maine.
  • Maryland Community & Public Health Administration, Epidemiology & Disease Control (http://edcp.org/html/west_nile.html); report dead birds to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s WNV Call Center at 1-866-866-CROW (2769) or fill out the form on their website. The Call Center also has pre-recorded messages regarding WNV available 24 hours a day.
  • Michigan Department of Agriculture (http://www.michigan.gov/mda/1,1607,7-125-1566_2403_2424---,00.html) has general information on WNV, surveillance information for the state, and specimen collection and submission instructions. Call the WNV Hotline to report dead crows at 1-888-668-0869, 517-335-9867 for human case surveillance information, 517-373-1077 for horse surveillance information, 517-373-1087 for mosquito surveillance/control information, and 517-335-8067 for laboratory testing information.
  • National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII), West Nile Virus Information (http://westnilevirus.nbii.gov/). The WNV information icludes links to every state WNV page, health effects of WNV, etc.
  • National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC), West Nile Virus Resource Guide (http://npic.orst.edu/wnv/). Phone: 800-858-7378. NPIC (formerly the National Pesticide Telecommunication Network, NPTN) is a cooperative effort of the US EPA and Oregon State University to provide science-based information on pesticides. The web-based WNV Resource Guide is a well-organized, hyperlinked index of information on WNV and pesticide-related topics.
  • Nebraska Nebraska Health and Human Services System (http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/epi/wnv/wnvindex.htm) WNV information. To report a dead bird contact the NE Health and Human Services System at 402-471-0506 or toll free at 1-877-220-1237.
  • New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Mosquito Control & WNV Information (http://www.state.nj.us/dep/mosquito/) was established to provide the public with updaes and links to information regarding mosquito control and WNV.
  • Rhode Island Department of Health West Nile Virus website: (http://www.healthri.org/disease/communicable/wnv/home.htm) features the State Action Plan, fact sheets, WNV Protection Plan, WNV Larvicide Program, and media releases. For WNV information call Family Health Information phone line at 1-800-942-7473; to report adverse health impacts of pesticides, call Regional Center for Poison Control:1-800-682-9211.
  • South Dakota Department of Health (http://www.state.sd.us/doh/WestNile/index.htm) For more information contact the SD DOH at 800-592-1861. To report a bird for testing call 605-773-3368. To report a horse for testing call 605-688-5171.
  • Suffolk County, NY, ( http://www.co.suffolk.ny.us/index.cfm) for Press Releases (for the Department of Health Services go to Dept--Health Services--WNV); report dead or ill crows and blue jays through the hotline number at 631-853-8405 or contact the Division of Public Health at 631-853-3055 for medical questions. The Department of Public Works, Division of Vector Control (http://www.co.suffolk.ny.us/index.cfm--go to Dept--Mosquito Control) provides pesticide application information; for questions regarding spraying efforts, call 631-852-4270.
  • US Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center USGS NWHC is working with other agencies to determine the magnitude and distribution of WNV in the US. Among their efforts are a multi-state surveillance network along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts to detect and monitor movement of WNV in birds. USGS resources on WNV are indexed at: http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/research/west_nile/west_nile.html. See also, USGS Biological Resources, http://biology.usgs.gov.
  • US Geological Survey, Center for Integration of Natural Disaster Information is collaborating with the CDC to produce web-based maps detailing 2002 WNV activity. Produced on a weekly basis, the maps currently show the results for 5 categories of surveillance: avian cases, human cases, veterinary cases, mosquito cases, and sentinel cases. These maps reflect the data reported to the CDC by state and local health officials (http://cindi.usgs.gov/hazard/event/west_nile/west_nile.html).

ERAP's West Nile Virus education program has been supported by Smith-Lever funds from the USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES), through a grant from Cornell Cooperative Extension, and by a grant from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration's Office of Global Programs (NOAA-OGP) for the project "Climate Effects, West Nile Virus Vector Development, and Transmission Risk" (Sept 1, 2004-Aug 31, 2007).

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