West Virginia
Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program

West Nile Virus

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2003 Dead Bird Active Surveillance Data Updated Weekly May - November	The link at the left contains information regarding West Virginia dead birds tested and dead birds sighted during the 2003 active surveillance season, as well as the 2003 season map indicating positives. Click here to view 2002 dead bird active surveillance data. Click here to view 2001 dead bird active surveillance data.
Resources for Local Health Departments	West Nile Virus Surveillance Protocol Weekly Dead Bird Log Arbovirus Investigation Form Arbovirus Investigation Form Instructions West Virginia Dead Bird Submission Form for West Nile Virus Sample West Nile Media Release Weekly Dead Bird Reporting Form Please call IDEP (304) 558-5358 for the reporting form for your particular county.
Bird Identification Resources	All species of wild birds which are freshly dead (less than 24 hours old) are targeted for active surveillance. Poultry (domestic chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese and guinea fowl) and pet birds will not be submitted for testing. Use the websites below to aid in identifying wild birds. birding.com - Bird Identification http://www.birding.com/Bird_Identification.asp Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/infocenter.html eNature http://www.enature.com/birding/region_migration.asp?bregionID=5 Rutger's University - Identifying Crows and Hawks USGS National Wildlife Health Center USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center's Bird ID InfoCenter (Go directly to: American Crow \| Blue Jay \| Red-tailed Hawk)
Information for the Public	West Nile Virus Information for the Public West Nile Virus Dead Bird Information for the Public Mosquito Information for the Public Mosquitoes - Stop Problems Before They Start! Mosquitoes - You, Your Children, Your Community
Information for Providers and Officials	West Nile Virus Information for Physicians West Nile Virus Information for Veterinarians Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Information for State and Local Government Officials
Other Links	CDC’s Arboviral Encephalitides http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/arbor/index.htm CDC’s Guidelines for Arbovirus Surveillance Programs in the U.S. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/arbor/arboguid.pdf Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services-Department for Public Health http://publichealth.state.ky.us/west_nile_virus.htm Maryland Epidemiology and Disease Control Program http://edcp.org/html/west_nile.html North Carolina’s Public Health Pest Management Program http://www.deh.enr.state.nc.us/phpm/index.html North Carolina’s Mosquito Program http://www.deh.enr.state.nc.us/phpm/html/mosquitoes.html Ohio Department of Health http://www.odh.state.oh.us/odhprograms/zoodis/wnv/wnv1.htm Ohio Department of Health, Mosquito-borne Diseases http://www.odh.state.oh.us/odhprograms/zoodis/VBDP/vb_mosq.htm Pennsylvania’s West Nile Surveillance Program http://www.westnile.state.pa.us/ Virginia Department of Health, Office of Epidemiology http://www.vdh.state.va.us/epi/wnv.htm

State of West Virginia (WV)
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR)
Bureau for Public Health (BPH)
Office of Epidemiology and Health Promotion (OEHP)
Division of Surveillance and Disease Control (DSDC)
Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program (IDEP)

This page was last updated 5/5/03.
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