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» CDC: West Nile Virus
Describes the entomology, and gives details of the NYC area outbreak, as well as providing background information on surveillance, control, and prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/ Sites:
» Alabama: West Nile Virus
Information and resources about the disease in the state for the general public, healthcare professionals and veterinarians. http://www.adph.org/epi/index.asp?ID=1496 » Alberta Health and Wellness: West Nile Virus
Features response plans, information for health professionals, common questions, and press releases. http://www.health.alberta.ca/health-info/west-nile-virus.html » American Academy of Pediatrics: West Nile Virus Information
History and prevention of the disease. http://www.aap.org/family/wnv-sept02.htm » Annals of Internal Medicine: West Nile Virus: A Primer for the Clinician
Provides doctors with information on the diagnosis, reporting, and management of patients with suspected West Nile virus infection. http://www.annals.org/content/137/3/173.full » Are Crows the New Plague Carriers?
Discussed the connection between the West Nile virus and large-scale deaths of crows. Concludes that horses and migratory birds are the main vectors for spread of the disease. http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/westnile.htm » Arizona: West Nile Virus Surveillance and Prevention
Includes facts about the disease and the prevention program in the state. http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/oids/westnile/ » Arkansas: West Nile Virus
Features press releases, surveillance, hotline, and educational materials. http://www.healthyarkansas.com/westnilevirus.htm » Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology: West Nile Virus
History of the disease, articles, and links. http://www.apic.org/Content/NavigationMenu/PracticeGuidance/Topics/WestNileVirus/West_Nile_Virus.htm » BBC News: Killer virus 'may have reached UK'
News article on the disease. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2367823.stm » Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections Education: West Nile Virus
Provides information on this disease, its clinical manifestations and the related treatment protocols. http://www.bioterrorism-uab.ahrq.gov/EI/WNV/ » CBC News - West Nile Virus
Discussion of the spread of the disease in Canada. Includes information on patients, blood screening, tests, and prevention, as well as provincial statistics and media clips. http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/09/10/f-west-nile-virus-background-facts-figures.html » CDC - West Nile Virus in Mexico: Evidence of Widespread Circulation since July 2002
Article on the disease's spread in Mexico. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no12/03-0564.htm » California West Nile Virus Surveillance Information Center
Information on the disease and prevention of the disease in the state. http://westnile.ca.gov/ » Chicago Department of Public Health: West Nile Virus
Features press releases, fact sheet, mosquito control information, and treatment areas. http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/cdph/provdrs/food_env/svcs/report_standing_water.html » Colorado West Nile Virus Information
From the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Press releases and information about the disease in the state. http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/zoonosis/wnv/index.html » Determining Impacts of West Nile Virus on Crows and Other Birds
The National Audubon Society provides a report on the disease and its effects on birds. http://www.audubon.org/bird/cbc/pdf/103_c-wnvintro.pdf » District of Columbia Department of Health: West Nile Virus
Features disease information, mosquito control measures, brochures, and information for clinicians. http://doh.dc.gov/doh/cwp/view,a,1370,q,574234,dohNav_GID,1787,dohNav,%7C33139%7C.asp » European Commission Public Health: West Nile Virus
Features disease information, outbreaks, press releases, publications, projects, and documents. http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_threats/com/west_nile/wnv_en.htm » FDA: Response to the Emerging Threat of Transmission of West Nile Virus through Blood and Tissue
Outlines the threat posed by the virus being in blood products and considers what action should be taken. http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Testimony/ucm115166.htm » First Nations and West Nile Virus
Programs to combat and monitor the disease among the First Nations of Canada. http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fniah-spnia/diseases-maladies/wnv-vno/index-eng.php » Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services West Nile Virus Information
Press releases, FAQs, emergency management plan, resources for virus information, and contacts. http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/ai/main/wnv_main.shtml » Florida State Arboviral Encephalitis and West Nile Virus Information
Information for physicians, maps of locations, press releases, and how to report incidences of the diseases. http://www.doh.state.fl.us/disease_ctrl/epi/htopics/arbo/ » Georgia Department of Public Health - Vector-borne Diseases
Information on West Nile virus and other mosquito borne diseases in the state. http://health.state.ga.us/epi/vbd/mosquito.asp » Hawaii: West Nile Virus Information Center
Includes disease information, brochures, FAQ, and notice to clinicians. http://www.hawaii.gov/health/family-child-health/contagious-disease/wnv/index.html » Idaho West Nile Virus
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Communicable Disease Prevention. General information and prevention measures. http://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Health/DiseasesConditions/WestNileVirus/tabid/112/default.aspx » Illinois Department of Public Health: West Nile Virus
Information about the disease in the state, including news releases, surveillance information, and public education. http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/wnv.htm » Indiana State Department of Health: West Nile Virus
Features news releases, links, maps, and references. In English and Spanish. http://www.in.gov/isdh/23592.htm » Inside Illinois: UI lab confirms first cases of West Nile in canines, squirrels
News report of the confirmation of fatal cases of the disease in squirrels, a wolf, and a dog. http://news.illinois.edu/ii/02/0919/0917westnile_P.html » Iowa West Nile Virus Surveillance and Dead Bird Submission
Includes map and newsletter for health care providers. http://www.idph.state.ia.us/adper/wnv_surveillance.asp » Kansas Epidemiologic Services: West Nile Virus
Includes fact sheets, news releases, and links. http://www.kdheks.gov/westnile/ » Kentucky Department for Public Health: West Nile Virus
Information about the disease and mosquito control information. http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/epi/westnile.htm » Kids and the West Nile Virus
Risk and symptoms of the disease in children. http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/commoninfections/a/west_nile_virus.htm » Kidshealth: West Nile Virus
Factsheets with cause, symptoms, and prevention. http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/west_nile.html » Louisiana OPH - Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program: West Nile Virus and Other Arboviruses
Surveillance for West Nile Virus was initiated in Louisiana in 2000, sentinels include 16 hospital emergency rooms, chicken flocks, mosquitoes, horses, and birds. http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/?ID=282 » Maine West Nile Virus
Includes resources for Maine residents and for physicians, with links to information on other vector-borne diseases. http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/boh/ddc/epi/vector-borne/west-nile/ » Manitoba Health: West Nile Virus
Includes surveillance activities in the province, news, factsheets, and statistics. http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/wnv/ » Massachusetts EOHSS: Arbovirus
Provides information and resources on West Nile virus and eastern equine encephalitis virus which are both transmitted by mosquitoes. http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2terminal&L=6&L0=Home&L1=Provider&L2=Guidelines+and+Resources&L3=Guidelines+for+Clinical+Treatment&L4=Diseases+%26+Conditions&L5=Communicable+Diseases&sid=Eeohhs2&b=terminalcontent&f » MayoClinic.com - West Nile Virus
Features signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/west-nile-virus/DS00438 » MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: West Nile Virus
Includes cause, risk factors, prognosis, diagnosis, complications, tests, and prevention. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007186.htm » MedlinePlus: West Nile Virus
Features news stories and links. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/westnilevirus.html » Michigan West Nile Virus
Reports on West Nile Virus, press releases, educational resources, and test specimen collection contact information. http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,1607,7-186-25805---,00.html » Minnesota Department of Health : West Nile Virus and Other Mosquito-Transmitted Diseases
Features maps, fact sheets, links, and information about the disease in the state. http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/diseases/westnile/ » Mississippi State Department Of Health: West Nile Virus
Information, news releases and forms. http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/_static/14,0,93.html » Montana Department of Health and Human Services: West Nile Virus
Features fact sheet and information on the disease in the state. http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/westnile/ » NHS Choices: West Nile Virus
Provides details of symptoms, diagnosis and treatment and how to reduce the risk of catching the viral disease. http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/west-nile-virus/ » National Biological Information Infrastructure : West Nile Virus
Provides data, information, and maps related to outbreaks of the West Nile virus and mosquito-borne encephalitis in the United States. http://westnilevirus.nbii.gov/ » National Pesticide Information Center: West Nile Virus
Features disease information, links, statistics, and maps. http://npic.orst.edu/pest/mosquito/wnv.html » Nebraska HHS System: West Nile Virus Surveillance Program
Includes fact sheets, surveillance information and forms, and links. http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/wnv/ » Nevada: West Nile Virus
General information on the disease and brochures. http://health.nv.gov/WestNileVirus.htm » New Brunswick Health: West Nile Virus
Features factsheets, management plan, and statistics. http://www.gnb.ca/0053/wnv-vno/ » New Hampshire: West Nile Virus
General overview-history of West Nile virus, prevention, treatment, reporting processes and forms, and test results. http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/DHHS/CDCS/West+Nile+Virus/default.htm » New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, West Nile Virus
Features articles, news stories, and fact sheet. http://www.state.nj.us/health/cd/westnile/enceph.htm » New Mexico Department of Health: West Nile Virus
Includes updates on the virus in the state and brochures on the disease. http://nmhealth.org/ERD/HealthData/westnile.shtml » New Scientist: Traces of West Nile virus found in UK birds
First reported confirmation of antibodies to the disease in UK birds. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn3962 » New York City Department of Health - West Nile Virus
Information, fact sheets, reporting forms and local news related to the West Nile Virus in the New York City area. http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doh/html/wnv/wnvhome.html » New York Hospital Queens: West Nile Virus
Provides information about the investigational treatment protocol for the virus employing alpha interferon. http://www.nyhq.org/West_Nile_Virus » New York State Department of Health: West Nile Virus
Features information on the disease in the state, journalist's guide to the West Nile Virus, and fact sheet for healthcare providers. http://www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/west_nile_virus/ » North Dakota Arbovirus Encephalitis Surveillance Program
West Nile surveillance information for the state. http://www.ndwnv.com/ » Nova Scotia Health Promotion and Protection: West Nile Virus
Includes factsheets, action plan, and a printable brochure. http://www.gov.ns.ca/hpp/cdpc/wnv.asp » Ohio West Nile Virus
Information about the disease in the state. http://www.odh.ohio.gov/odhPrograms/dis/zoonoses/wnv/wnv1.aspx » Oklahoma State Department of Health: West Nile Virus
Provides information on this disease and its incidence in the state. Includes a number of factsheets, reports and resources. http://www.ok.gov/health/Disease,_Prevention,_Preparedness/Acute_Disease_Service/Disease_Information/Tickborne_and_Mosquitoborne_Diseases/West_Nile_Virus/ » Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care: West Nile Virus
Includes publications and surveillance activities. http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/program/pubhealth/westnile/wnv_mn.html » Oregon Public Health Services : West Nile Virus
Includes fact sheets and reporting information on the disease in the state. http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/acd/diseases/wnile/wnile.shtml » Pennsylvania: West Nile Virus
News releases and information about the disease in the state. http://www.westnile.state.pa.us/ » Postgraduate Medicine: West Nile Virus Infection
Medical and scientific article on the virus and disease. http://www.postgradmed.com/index.php?art=pgm_07_2003?article=1456 » Prince Edward Island Health: West Nile Virus
Features surveillance information and common questions. http://www.gov.pe.ca/health/index.php3?number=1021148&lang=E » Profile for West Nile Virus
Provides a description of the disease, a rationale for government intervention, geographical distribution, risk to human health and a GB control strategy. http://www.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/farmanimal/diseases/vetsurveillance/profiles/documents/sp-westnile.pdf » Public Health Agency of Canada: West Nile Virus
Information about the disease and the efforts in Canada to detect it. http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/wn-no/ » Public Health in North Carolina: West Nile Virus
Provides information on the disease, its symptoms in humans and how it affects birds. Includes a number of brochures and related links. http://www.epi.state.nc.us/epi/arbovirus/wnv.html » Quebec West Nile Virus
Information from the Health Ministry on the disease. In French and English. http://www.wnvirus.info/ » Rhode Island: West Nile Virus
Links and information about the disease and mosquito control in the state. http://www.health.ri.gov/disease/communicable/wnv/ » Saskatchewan Health: West Nile Virus Awareness and Prevention
Information and advice. http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/west-nile-virus-awareness-prevention » South Carolina: West Nile Virus
Information and resources on the disease in the state. http://www.scdhec.gov/health/envhlth/general_sanitation/wnv.htm » South Dakota Department of Health: West Nile Virus
Information about the disease in the state, links and factsheet. http://doh.sd.gov/diseasefacts/WNV.aspx » State and Local Government Sites - West Nile Virus
Links to official sites, including how to report dead birds. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/city_states.htm » State of Vermont West Nile Virus Surveillance and Response Plan
Provides background information on the virus and outlines a plan of action for tackling the disease threat. http://healthvermont.gov/prevent/wnv/wnv_plan.aspx » Tennessee: West Nile Virus
Features fact sheets, disease and vector information, and surveillance information. http://health.state.tn.us/CEDS/WNV/wnvhome.asp » Texas Department of Health Zoonosis Control Division - West Nile Virus
Information about the disease in humans, horses, and birds in Texas. Includes maps, statistics, news releases, and fact sheets about the disease. http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/disease/arboviral/westnile/ » TheHorse.com: West Nile Virus
Information and articles about the disease and its effects on horses and humans. http://www.thehorse.com/TopicSearch/Default.aspx?ID=79&nID=6&n=West+Nile+Virus+(WNV) » Topix - West Nile Virus News
News about the disease collected from diverse sources on the web. http://www.topix.com/health/west-nile » Topix: West Nile Virus
News on West Nile Virus from Topix. http://www.topix.com/rss/health/west-nile.xml » US Department of Agriculture: West Nile Virus
Information on the current status of this disease and its prevention and control in horses, poultry, and other livestock. http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/nahss/equine/wnv/ » USA Today: 21 West Nile deaths reported in Illinois in worst outbreak in the country
News article about the human cases of the disease in the Chicago area, plus links to other stories concerning the disease. http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2002-09-18-illinois-west-nile_x.htm » Vermont Department of Health: West Nile Virus Information
Includes fact sheet, news releases, and state surveillance and response plan. http://healthvermont.gov/prevent/wnv/wnv.aspx » Virginia Department of Health: West Nile Virus
Includes reporting information, prevention tips, and surveillance information in the state. http://www.vdh.state.va.us/Epidemiology/factsheets/WNV.htm » Vitritis and Chorioretinitis in a Patient With West Nile Virus Infection
Abstract of Archives of Ophthalmology article about a patient presenting with floaters and other eye problems. http://archopht.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/121/2/205 » Washington State Department of Health: West Nile Virus
Includes press releases, FAQ, and brochures. http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/ts/Zoo/WNV/WNV.html » West Nile Fever: A Medical Detective Story
The story behind the discovery and identification of West Nile Virus during its initial 1999 outbreak in NYC. http://www.amnh.org/sciencebulletins/biobulletin/biobulletin/story1378.html » West Nile Virus
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases fact sheet on research being undertaken. http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/westnile/ » West Nile Virus - Vads Corner
Features links to information about the disease, with the focus on news links. http://www.vadscorner.com/wnf.html » West Nile Virus Guidelines for Horse Owners
Article describing transmission and symptoms of West Nile Virus in horses and providing recommendations for controlling mosquitoes and managing horses to avoid infection. http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/pages/publicationD.jsp?publicationId=1044 » West Nile Virus Information
West Nile Virus information and resources from the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. http://edcp.org/html/west_nile.cfm » West Nile Virus Maps
Provides a map of the United States showing the incidence of the disease in humans. http://diseasemaps.usgs.gov/wnv_us_human.html » West Nile Virus Maps - nationalatlas.gov
Maps showing West Nile virus distribution from 2002 - 2004. http://nationalatlas.gov/mld/wnv003t.html » West Nile Virus in British Columbia
Features surveillance data, frequently asked questions, press releases and publications. http://www.bccdc.ca/dis-cond/a-z/_w/WestNileVirus/ » West Nile Virus in Kansas
Offers information on the status of West Nile Virus in Kansas and provides links to additional sites for information on West Nile virus in North America. http://www.entomology.k-state.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=711 » West Virginia: West Nile Virus
Brochures and information about the disease in the state. http://www.wvdhhr.org/idep/a-z/a-z-wnv.asp » Wisconsin: West Nile Virus
Includes news releases, state statistics, surveillance, and brochures. http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/communicable/westnilevirus/ » Wyoming West Nile Virus Information
Includes news releases, surveillance information in the state, forms, and fact sheet. http://www.badskeeter.org/ » eMedicine - West Nile Encephalitis
Infectious disease expert reviews clinical and laboratory data associated with the West Nile virus infection. Includes guidelines on diagnosis, encephalitis and meningitis treatment, and patient care. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/234009-overview » eMedicinehealth - West Nile Virus
Dr. David Donson offers a report on the symptoms of West Nile virus infection such as flulike fever, encephalitis, and meningitis. Includes information on emergency care and mosquito bite prevention tips. http://www.emedicinehealth.com/west_nile_virus/article_em.htm » washingtonpost.com: West Nile Virus
Archive of news stories about the disease in birds, horses, and people, with emphasis on the Washington, DC metropolitan area. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/health/specials/westnile/ This category needs an editor
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