Pest Alert: West Nile Virus
Fact sheet on the West Nile Virus (updated for 2003) prepared by Sue Ratcliffe, the North Central Region IPM Facilitator. To request printed copies for for more information about this fact sheet, please email or call Sue if you have information to be added: sratclif@uiuc.edu (217) 333-9656 (Adobe Acrobat PDF)
At the bottom of this page is a list of WN virus websites by state that we are adding to regularly.
EPA Region 5 (Great Lakes) West Nile Factsheets
National Pesticide Information Center
County Extension Offices Resource Guide: http://npic.orst.edu/countyext.htm
National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) has a good introduction to WN virus http://westnilevirus.nbii.gov/
Center for Disease Control WN virus pages
- Questions and Answers: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/q&a.htm
- Technical Introduction http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/index.htm
- Guidelines for Surveillance, Prevention, and Control (Adobe Acrobat PDF file).
National Ag. Library (NAL), Animal Welfare Information Center http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/wnvirus/wnfacts.htm
West Nile Center http://www.westnilecenter.org
Google Directory of West Nile Virus sites
West Nile Virus Activity: United States, January 1-July 18, 2006
National WNV activity information from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention
National WNV activity information from U.S. Geological Survey
Lists of WN virus pages around the country, by State
State list from the US Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center: http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/research/west_nile/wnv_map.html
State list from the NBII: http://westnilevirus.nbii.gov/
Contact points from the CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/city_states.htm
West Nile Virus Educational Materials from Fairfax County, Virginia
Maps of the US distrubution, infected mosquitoes, birds & Humans
US Geological Survey, Center for Integration of Natural Disaster Information
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Dawn H. Gouge Henry Hagedorn, U of A Craig Levy, |
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California- site down 6/5/2003 |
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Communicable Disease Epidemiology Program |
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/Zoonosis/wnv/wnvhom.html Colorado State: http://www.ext.colostate.edu/westnile/reslist.html Dept. of Ag: http://www.ag.state.co.us/animals/Animal_Diseases/Andislinks.html Fight the Bite Colorado: http://www.fightthebitecolorado.com/ |
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State of Connecticut |
Conn. Dept of Ag Fact Sheet: |
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Susan P. Whitney |
Delaware Fact Sheet: |
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Department of Health’s West Nile Virus Call Center |
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Joe Conlon |
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Dr. Marc J. Klowden |
http://www2.state.id.us/dhw/cdp/westnile/west_nile_index.htm |
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Robert J. Novak
Linn David Haramis, Ph.D., |
IDPH West Nile Virus Web page: http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/wnv.htm Contact information for report of dead birds: Division of Wildlife Resources (217/782-6384) or Mr. Joe Kath jkath@dnrmail.state.il.us "Fight the Bite" from the University of Illinois |
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Ralph E. Williams, Ph.D. |
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Wayne RowleyIowa State University 440 SCIENCE II AMES, IA 50011-3222 515-294-1573 515-294-5957 |
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Kansas West Nile Virus Surveillance Program |
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Fred W Knapp |
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Office of Public Health, Infectious Disease Epidemiology |
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Call 1-888-697-5846 to report a dead bird |
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Dr. Tracy DuVernoy |
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To speak with someone concerning WNV during business hours, or to leave a telephone message concerning a dead bird report, please call the WNV Information Line at: |
http://www.state.ma.us/dph/wnv/wnv1.htm |
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Dr. Ned Walker |
IPM Program Crop Advisory Team Alert: |
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Roger D Moon |
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Toll-free West Nile Virus hotline: |
http://www.health.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/14,0,93,html |
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Houseman, Richard M. Missouri Department of |
http://www.dhss.state.mo.us/WestNileVirus/ from the St Charles County Health Department: |
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Greg Johnson Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services |
Department of Public Health and Human Services |
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1-877-220-1237 toll-free Wayne L. Kramer |
fact sheet http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/epi/wnv.htm Surveillance program: http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/wnv/ |
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Wayne S Johnson |
Nevada Dept. of Arigculture page |
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NH DHHS Office of Community & Public Health |
http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/DHHS/BCDCS/West+Nile+Virus/default.htm |
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Wayne J. Crans |
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Office of Epidemiology Carol Sutherland, Dr. Rudy Bueno |
http://www.cabq.gov/envservices/eswestnile_control.html |
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Lois Levitan, PhD |
http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/ERAP/WNV New York City fact sheet in several languages: |
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NC Division of Environmental Health West Nile Virus Alert Line |
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Dr. Woodbridge A. Foster |
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Dept of Entomology and Plant Pathology at Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State Department of Health |
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Oregon Department of Human Services Health care providers and clinical laboratories are required to report cases and suspect cases of diseases of unusual public health significance immediately upon identification. On weekends and holidays, call 503/731-4030 |
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Sharon I. Gripp |
http://www.pested.psu.edu/spWestNile.html |
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General Information about West Nile Virus Reporting Dead Birds |
Additional Links: http://www.healthri.org/disease/communicable/wnv/links.htm |
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Robert G. (Bob) Bellinger, Ph.D. |
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Fact Sheets: http://www2.state.tn.us/health/FactSheets/wnv.htm |
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Texas Department of Health information line |
http://www.texaswestnile.org/ http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/zoonosis/diseases/Arboviral/westNile/default.asp |
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Michelle Korth |
www.health.utah.gov/wnv |
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Vermont Department of Health * TALK: 802-863-7200 or 800-464-4343 (from within Vermont) |
http://www.healthyvermonters.info/hs/epi/idepi/westnile/westnileinfo.shtml |
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Virginia Dept. of Health |
http://www.vdh.state.va.us/epi/wnv.htm |
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Tom Gibbs |
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Phil Pellitteri |
Univ Wisconsin Vet Med:http://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/pbs/zoonoses/WNV/wnvindex.html |
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Dr. June deGraft-Hanson |
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Terry Creekmore Veterinary Testing General Information Questions: 307-777-7172 |
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