West Nile Virus Additional Resources
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.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/index.htm
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/
Research on West Nile Virus
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases fact sheet.
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/westnile.htm
National Wildlife Health Center: West Nile Virus Emerges in North America
Includes maps, press releases, species affected, and fact sheets.
http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/research/west_nile/west_nile.html
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/nysdoh/westnile/index.htm
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
MEDLINEplus: West Nile Virus
Features news stories and links.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/westnilevirus.html
West Nile Virus Surveillance Information - Bureau of Infectious Diseases - PPHB - Health Canada
Information about the disease and the efforts in Canada to detect it.
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/wnv-vwn/index.html
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
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.
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/westnile.html