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Wednesday, January 07, 2009

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"On Watch" for West Nile Virus in Oklahoma - The Oklahoma State Department of Health surveillance program for West Nile virus On Watch monitors for illness in birds, horses, and people and provides
AHMF: Varicella Zoster Virus - Information about the cause of chickenpox and shingles, from the Australian Herpes Management Forum.
American Academy of Pediatrics: West Nile Virus Information - History and prevention of the disease.
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.
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.
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology: West Nile Virus - History of the disease, articles, and links.
AVMA Public Information - Veterinarians calm fears and answer questions with new West Nile Virus brochure. Press release from the American Veterinary Medical Association.
California West Nile Virus Surveillance Information Center - Information on the disease and prevention of the disease in the state.
CBC News - Indepth Backgrounder: West Nile Virus - How common is West Nile virus? · What is Canada doing? · How is it spread? There is currently no vaccine against West Nile virus encephalitis.
CBC: West Nile Virus - Discussion of the spread of the disease in Canada. Basic facts, extensive links, archived news stories, and a 2000 television documentary in RealAudio format.
CDC: West Nile Virus - Background, entomology, vertebrate ecology, NYC area outbreak, virology, surveillance, control, prevention, and bibliography regarding West Nile virus infection in the U.S.
Chicago Department of Public Health: West Nile Virus - Features press releases, fact sheet, mosquito control information, and treatment areas.
Colorado West Nile Virus Information - From the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Press releases and information about the disease in the state.
Cornell West Nile Virus Bibliography of Scientific Literature - Bibliography, including links, of scientific articles related to the West Nile Virus.
DC Department of Health: Fact Sheets: West Nile Virus - West Nile Virus The District of Columbia Department of Health announces its annual campaign to detect the presence of WEST NILE VIRUS.
eMedicine West Nile Virus and Insect Bite Resource - Provides online medical reference, clinical guidelines, and full text articles for physicians and general public. Includes information on West Nile virus symptoms, carriers, transmission, and related conditions.
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.
eMedicine - 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.
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services West Nile Virus Information - Press releases, FAQs, emergency management plan, resources for virus information, and contacts.
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.
Food and Drug Administration: West Nile Virus - Features information about the possibility of the virus being in blood products, plus other fact sheets and links.
Georgia Department of Public Health - Vector-borne Diseases - Information on West Nile virus and other mosquito borne diseases in the state.
Harris County Public Health Services: West Nile Virus - Includes press releases and information about the disease in the Houston, Texas area.
Idaho West Nile Virus - Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Communicable Disease Prevention. General information and prevention measures.
Illinois Department of Public Health: West Nile Virus - Information about the disease in the state, including news releases, surveillance information, and public education.
Indiana State Department of Health: West Nile Virus - Features news releases, links, maps, and references. In English and Spanish.
Inside Illinois: UI lab confirms first cases of West Nile in canines, squirrels - News report of the confirmation of fatal cases of the diease in squirrels, a wolf, and a dog.
Iowa West Nile Virus Surveillance and Dead Bird Submission - Includes map and newsletter for health care providers.
Kansas West Nile Virus Surveillance and Information - West Nile Virus Surveillance program in Kansas, reporting on the status of mosquito trapping, reports of dead birds and blood sampling from around the state.
Kentucky Department for Public Health: West Nile Virus - Information about the disease and mosquito control information.
Kids and the West Nile Virus - Risk and symptoms of the disease in children.
Louisiana OPH Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program: West Nile Virus and Other Arboviruses - Surveillance for WNV was initiated in Louisiana in the Spring 2000 and involves 16 sentinel hospital emergency rooms, sentinel chicken flocks, mosquitoes, horses, and birds. Includes news releases and reports.
Maine West Nile Virus Information Center - Impact of west nile virus in the state.
Maryland West Nile Virus - Basic facts from the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Massachusetts: West Nile Virus Information - Includes hotline, daily mosquito and bird update, news releases, and fact sheets.
MEDLINEplus: West Nile Virus - Features news stories and links.
Michigan Department of Agriculture: West Nile Virus - Includes reports on the disease and specimen collection information.
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.
Mississippi State Department Of Health: West Nile Virus - Information, news releases and forms.
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services: West Nile Virus - Provides disease information and surveillance results for the state.
Montana West Nile Virus Surveillance Project - Features fact sheet and information on the disease in the state.
Montgomery County, Maryland - West Nile Virus Information - Updated statistics on cases in the county.
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.
National Pesticide Information Center: West Nile Virus - Features disease information, links, statistics, and maps.
National Safety Council Fact Sheet : West Nile Virus - Includes information about the disease and the mosquitoes that carry it.
National Wildlife Health Center: West Nile Virus Emerges in North America - Includes maps, press releases, species affected, and fact sheets.
Nebraska HHS System: West Nile Virus Surveillance Program - Includes fact sheets, surveillance information and forms, and links.
New Hampshire: West Nile Virus - General overview-history of West Nile virus, prevention, treatment, reporting processes and forms, and test results.
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, West Nile Virus - Features articles, news stories, and fact sheet.
New Scientist: Traces of West Nile virus found in UK birds - First reported confirmation of antibodies to the disease in UK birds.
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.
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.
NJDHSS - West Nile Virus Alert and Fact Sheets - dhsshome.gif, West Nile Virus Alert and Fact Sheets. New Jersey Reports Three New Human Cases of West Nile Virus Infection (10/10/03);
North Carolina: West Nile Virus - Information and reports on the disease in the state.
North Dakota Arbovirus Encephalitis Surveillance Program - West Nile surveillance information for the state.
NWHC: West Nile Virus Emerges in North America - The West Nile Virus is an insect-borne virus that had not been reported in the Western Hemisphere prior to 1999. Birds are the natural
Ohio West Nile Virus - Links to West Nile sites concerning Ohio.
On Watch for West Nile Virus in Oklahoma - Feature fact sheets, surveillance reports, and dead bird reporting information.
Oregon Public Health Services : West Nile Virus - Includes fact sheets and reporting information on the disease in the state.
Pennsylvania: West Nile Virus - News releases and information about the disease in the state.
Research on West Nile Virus - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases fact sheet.
Rhode Island: West Nile Virus - Links and information about the disease and mosquito control in the state.
South Carolina: West Nile Virus - Information and resources on the disease in the state.
South Dakota Department of Health: West Nile Virus - Information about the disease in the state, links, and fact sheets.
State and Local Government Sites - West Nile Virus - Links to official sites, including how to report dead birds.
Tennessee: West Nile Virus - Features fact sheets, disease and vector information, and surveillance information.
TrekFit - Information on West Nile virus and encephalitis. Offers the background, transmission, prevention, symptoms and resources.
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.
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.
Vermont Department of Health: West Nile Virus Information - Includes fact sheet, news releases, and state surveillance and response plan.
Virginia Department of Health: West Nile Virus - Includes reporting information, prevention tips, and surveillance information in the state.
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.
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.
West Nile Fever.com - Fact sheet, tips for prevention, symptoms and care, West Nile Hotlines and spray schedules.
West Nile Virus - Fact sheets and advisories from the US Geological Survey as well as link to additional information.
West Nile Virus - Background information for journalists covering the topic.
West Nile Virus - West Nile Virus. West Nile virus is transmitted to people, birds and other animals by the bite of an infected mosquito. West Nile Virus General Information:
West Nile Virus - The Washington State Department of Health's West Nile Virus website is a great resource of information on West Nile virus intended for the general public
West Nile Virus - West Nile Virus. General Information. FDA Clears First Test for West Nile Virus (Press Release, July 9, 2003). West Nile
West Nile Virus - Link to USGS Home Page. West Nile Virus. Please see http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/research/west_nile/west_nile.html. You should automatically
West Nile Virus - It's In Your Hands, Tick Borne Illness, West Nile Virus, >, Food Safety, >, Pest Control, Michigan Grape & Wine Industry Council logo. West Nile Virus Information
West Nile Virus - Vads Corner - Features links to information about the disease, with the focus on news links.
West Nile Virus - West Nile Fever - West Nile Fever provides information about West Nile virus, Mosquito Control, and West Nile symptoms. Welcome to our West Nile Virus resource.
West Nile Virus : NYC DOHMH - West Nile Virus. This will assist us in our efforts to monitor possible WNV activity. 2003 West Nile Virus Spray Schedule. Recent Publications.
West Nile Virus and Bird Surveillance Program in Kansas - Offers information on the status of West Nile Virus in Kansas, gives information on how to report a dead bird, and provides links to additional sites for information on west nile virus in North America.
West Nile Virus Center - Informational resource on the West Nile Virus which is transmitted by mosquitoes. Topics include background, symptoms, and prevention.
West Nile Virus in Illinois - West Nile Virus Banner. West Nile Virus West Nile virus first emerged in the United States in the New York metropolitan area in the fall of 1999.
West Nile Virus in Rhode Island Homepage - West Nile Virus. Latest Updates. PROTECT YOURSELF. An Ounce of Prevention. Avoid Mosquito Bites! Prevent West Nile Virus! Downloadable Web Flyer.
West Nile virus information - West Nile virus information from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Epidemiology Division. West Nile Virus.
West Nile Virus Information - What is West Nile encephalitis? West Nile Virus: Questions and Answers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. West Nile Virus Information Page.
West Nile Virus Maps - nationalatlas.gov - Maps showing west nile virus distribution 2000.
West Nile Virus Moves Into Wisconsin - Information from the Medical College of Wisconsin, stressing that no human cases have been found in the state, and recommending mosquito protection.
West Nile Virus Response Manual - A free stat manual for the identification, management and treatment of the West Nile Virus.
West Nile Virus Surveillance and Prevention in Arizona - Includes facts about the disease and the prevention program in the state.
West Nile Virus Surveillance Information - Bureau of Infectious Diseases - PPHB - Health Canada - Information about the disease and the efforts in Canada to detect it.
West Nile Virus Wyoming - In 2003, Wyoming Department of Health officials linked the deaths of nine state residents to West Nile virus. The disease was identified
Wyoming West Nile Virus Information - Includes news releases, surveillance information in the state, forms, and fact sheet.
Zoonosis Control Division - West Nile Virus In Texas - West Nile Virus Questions. Call our information line at 1-888-883-9997 or click here to find a contact in your area. -->, West Nile Virus in Texas.
Zoonotic Diseases - West Nile Virus - Facts. Zoonotic Diseases West Nile Virus West Nile virus is transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito. View current status of West Nile Virus in Ohio.

Diseases : Infectious Diseases : Viral : West Nile Virus