West Nile Encephalitis
Reporting Guidelines |
Protocol |
Current Case Definition |
Required Forms
General Information |
Surveillance Data |
Other Links
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Reporting Guidelines
- Within 1 week to local health department.
Protocols
Current Case Definition
Required Forms
General Information
- Public Information
- Avian Oral Swab Demonstration Video (Warning Large File, 181MB) To view this file using Internet Explorer, right click on the link above and select "Save Target As ..." from the option list and select a location on your computer to save the file. After saving the file to your computer, double click the file to view it.
- Birds and West Nile Virus
Surveillance Data
- 2007 Mosquito Surveillance Report
- 2007 Dead Birds Submitted for Testing (sorted by id number)
- 2007 Dead Birds Submitted for Testing (sorted by county)
- Map of the 2005 West Nile Virus Season
- 2006 Dead Birds Submitted for Testing (sorted by id number)
- 2006 Dead Birds Submitted for Testing (sorted by county)
- 2005 West Nile Virus Information and Data
- 2004 West Nile Virus Information and Data
- 2003 West Nile Virus Information and Data
- 2002 West Nile Virus Information and Data
- 2001 West Nile Virus Information and Data
Other Links
- CDC Information
- CDC's Arboviral Encephalitides
- West Virginia Encephalitis Information
- West Virginia Department of Natural Resources Contacts
- West Virginia Mosquito Information
- Office of Laboratory Services
- WV Department of Environmental Protection Open Dump Reporting Web Page
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.
- USGS Guide to Handling Birds
- birding.com - Bird Identification
- Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter
- eNature
- 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)
- WV Department of Environmental Protection Open Dump Reporting Web Page
This page was last updated 05/01/2008.