 Nevada: West Nile Virus - http://health.nv.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=104&Itemid=178 General information on the disease and brochures. |
 Rhode Island: West Nile Virus - http://www.health.ri.gov/disease/communicable/wnv/ Links and information about the disease and mosquito control in the state. |
 Kentucky Department for Public Health: West Nile Virus - http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/epi/westnile.htm Information about the disease and mosquito control information. |
 District of Columbia Department of Health: West Nile Virus - http://doh.dc.gov/doh/cwp/view,a,1370,q,574234,dohNav_GID,1787,dohNav,%7C33139%7C.asp Features disease information, mosquito control measures, brochures, and information for clinicians. |
 Indiana State Department of Health: West Nile Virus - http://www.in.gov/isdh/healthinfo/westnile/index.htm Features news releases, links, maps, and references. In English and Spanish. |
 Montana Department of Health and Human Services: West Nile Virus - http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/westnile/ Features fact sheet and information on the disease in the state. |
 Kids and the West Nile Virus - http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/commoninfections/a/west_nile_virus.htm Risk and symptoms of the disease in children. |
 Topix - West Nile Virus News - http://www.topix.com/health/west-nile News about the disease collected from diverse sources on the web. |
 Topix: West Nile Virus - http://www.topix.com/rss/health/west-nile.xml News on West Nile Virus from Topix. |
 USA Today: 21 West Nile deaths reported in Illinois in worst outbreak in the country - http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2002-09-18-illinois-west-nile_x.htm News article about the human cases of the disease in the Chicago area, plus links to other stories concerning the disease. |
 New Scientist: Traces of West Nile virus found in UK birds - http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn3962 First reported confirmation of antibodies to the disease in UK birds. |
 TheHorse.com: West Nile Virus - http://www.thehorse.com/TopicSearch/Default.aspx?ID=79&nID=6&n=West+Nile+Virus+(WNV) Information and articles about the disease and its effects on horses and humans. |
 Minnesota Department of Health : West Nile Virus and Other Mosquito-Transmitted Diseases - http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/diseases/westnile/ Features maps, fact sheets, links, and information about the disease in the state. |
 New Hampshire: West Nile Virus - http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/DHHS/CDCS/West+Nile+Virus/default.htm General overview-history of West Nile virus, prevention, treatment, reporting processes and forms, and test results. |
 Georgia Department of Public Health - Vector-borne Diseases - http://health.state.ga.us/epi/vbd/mosquito.asp Information on West Nile virus and other mosquito borne diseases in the state. |
 Nebraska HHS System: West Nile Virus Surveillance Program - http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/wnv/ Includes fact sheets, surveillance information and forms, and links. |
 Tennessee: West Nile Virus - http://health.state.tn.us/CEDS/WNV/wnvhome.asp Features fact sheets, disease and vector information, and surveillance information. |
 New York State Department of Health: West Nile Virus - http://www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/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. |
 Colorado West Nile Virus Information - http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/zoonosis/wnv/wnvhom.html From the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Press releases and information about the disease in the state. |
 Iowa West Nile Virus Surveillance and Dead Bird Submission - http://www.idph.state.ia.us/adper/wnv_surveillance.asp Includes map and newsletter for health care providers. |
 Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services West Nile Virus Information - http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/ai/main/wnv_main.shtml Press releases, FAQs, emergency management plan, resources for virus information, and contacts. |
 Texas Department of Health Zoonosis Control Division - West Nile Virus - http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/disease/arboviral/westnile/ Information about the disease in humans, horses, and birds in Texas. Includes maps, statistics, news releases, and fact sheets about the disease. |
 Mississippi State Department Of Health: West Nile Virus - http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/_static/14,0,93.html Information, news releases and forms. |
 New Mexico Department of Health: West Nile Virus - http://www.health.state.nm.us/epi/wnv.html Includes updates on the virus in the state and brochures on the disease. |
 Florida State Arboviral Encephalitis and West Nile Virus Information - http://www.doh.state.fl.us/disease_ctrl/epi/htopics/arbo/ Information for physicians, maps of locations, press releases, and how to report incidences of the diseases. |
 Illinois Department of Public Health: West Nile Virus - http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/wnv.htm Information about the disease in the state, including news releases, surveillance information, and public education. |
 South Dakota Department of Health: West Nile Virus - http://www.state.sd.us/doh/WestNile/ Information about the disease in the state, links, and fact sheets. |
 Pennsylvania: West Nile Virus - http://www.westnile.state.pa.us/ News releases and information about the disease in the state. |
 New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, West Nile Virus - http://www.state.nj.us/health/cd/westnile/enceph.htm Features articles, news stories, and fact sheet. |
 Louisiana OPH - Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program: West Nile Virus and Other Arboviruses - http://www.oph.dhh.state.la.us/infectiousdisease/westnile/index.html Surveillance for West Nile Virus was initiated in Louisiana in 2000, sentinels include 16 hospital emergency rooms, chicken flocks, mosquitoes, horses, and birds. |
 eMedicine - West Nile Virus and Insect Bite Resource - http://www.emedicine.com/westnile.htm 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 - http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3160.htm 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. |
 Ohio West Nile Virus - http://www.odh.ohio.gov/odhPrograms/idc/zoodis/wnv/wnv1.aspx Information about the diease in the state. |
 washingtonpost.com: West Nile Virus - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/health/specials/westnile/ Archive of news stories about the disease in birds, horses, and people, with emphasis on the Washington, DC metropolitan area. |
 Utah: West Nile Virus - http://health.utah.gov/wnv/index.htm Includes fact sheets, press releases, and information about the disease in the state. |
 MayoClinic.com - West Nile Virus - http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/west-nile-virus/DS00438 Features signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. |
 Hawaii: West Nile Virus Information Center - http://www.hawaii.gov/health/family-child-health/contagious-disease/wnv/index.html Includes disease information, brochures, FAQ, and notice to clinicians. |
 Maine West Nile Virus Home - http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/boh/ddc/arbovirus/wnv_questions.htm West Nile Virus information page for the state of Maine. |
 Food and Drug Administration: West Nile Virus - http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/westnile.html Features information about the possibility of the virus being in blood products, plus other fact sheets and links. |
 Oregon Public Health Services : West Nile Virus - http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/acd/diseases/wnile/wnile.shtml Includes fact sheets and reporting information on the disease in the state. |
 Idaho West Nile Virus - http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/DesktopModules/ArticlesSortable/ArticlesSrtView.aspx?tabID=0&ItemID=980&mid=10808 Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Communicable Disease Prevention. General information and prevention measures. |
 BBC News: Killer virus 'may have reached UK' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2367823.stm News article on the disease. |
 Michigan West Nile Virus - http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,1607,7-186-25805---,00.html Reports on West Nile Virus, press releases, educational resources, and test specimen collection contact information. |
 Wisconsin: West Nile Virus - http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/communicable/westnilevirus/ Includes news releases, state statistics, surveillance, and brochures. |
 Arkansas: West Nile Virus - http://www.healthyarkansas.com/westnilevirus.htm Features press releases, surveillance, hotline, and educational materials. |
 Annals of Internal Medicine: West Nile Virus: A Primer for the Clinician - http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/137/3/173 Provides doctors with information on the diagnosis, reporting, and management of patients with suspected West Nile virus infection. |
 Are Crows the New Plague Carriers? - http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/westnile.htm 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. |
 Cornell West Nile Virus Bibliography of Scientific Literature - http://environmentalrisk.cornell.edu/WNV/ Bibliography, including links, of scientific articles related to the West Nile Virus. |
 National Audubon Society: West Nile Virus - http://www.audubon.org/bird/wnv/ Information on the disease and its effects on humans and birds. |
 North Dakota Arbovirus Encephalitis Surveillance Program - http://www.ndwnv.com/ West Nile surveillance information for the state. |
 West Nile Virus Moves Into Wisconsin - http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1028060346.html Information from the Medical College of Wisconsin, stressing that no human cases have been found in the state, and recommending mosquito protection. |
 eMedicinehealth - West Nile Virus - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/13162-1.asp 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. |
 Kidshealth: West Nile Virus - http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/west_nile.html Factsheets with cause, symptoms, and prevention. |
 West Nile Virus - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/westnilevirus/index.htm DEFRA factsheet providing information on the history and spread of this disease, the animals it affects, human health risks, prevention and surveillance. |
 Profile for West Nile Virus - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/vetsurveillance/profiles/sp-westnile.pdf Provides a description of the disease, a rationale for government intervention, geographical distribution, risk to human health and a GB control strategy. |
 New Brunswick Health: West Nile Virus - http://www.gnb.ca/0053/wnv-vno/ Features factsheets, management plan, and statistics. |
 CBC News - West Nile Virus - http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/westnile/ 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. |
 West Nile Fever: A Medical Detective Story - http://sciencebulletins.amnh.org/biobulletin/biobulletin/story1378.html The story behind the discovery and identification of West Nile Virus during its initial 1999 outbreak in NYC. |
 New York Hospital Queens - http://www.nyhq.org/posting/rahal.html Provides information about the investigational treatment protocol for West Nile Virus employing alpha interferon. |
 Alabama: West Nile Virus - http://www.adph.org/WESTNILEVIRUS/ Information about the disease in the state. |
 West Nile Virus in British Columbia - http://bccdc.org/content.php?item=183 Features surveillance data, frequently asked questions, press releases, and publications. |
 American Academy of Pediatrics: West Nile Virus Information - http://www.aap.org/family/wnv-sept02.htm History and prevention of the disease. |
 Wyoming West Nile Virus Information - http://www.badskeeter.org/ Includes news releases, surveillance information in the state, forms, and fact sheet. |
 West Nile Virus Information - http://edcp.org/html/west_nile.html West Nile Virus information and resources from the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. |
 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology: West Nile Virus - http://www.apic.org/Content/NavigationMenu/PracticeGuidance/Topics/WestNileVirus/West_Nile_Virus.htm History of the disease, articles, and links. |
 National Pesticide Information Center: West Nile Virus - http://npic.orst.edu/wnv/ Features disease information, links, statistics, and maps. |
 West Nile Virus and Bird Surveillance Program in Kansas - http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/westnilevirus/ 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 Guidelines for Horse Owners - http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/pages/publicationD.jsp?publicationId=1044 Article describing transmission and symptoms of West Nile Virus in horses and providing recommendations for controlling mosquitoes and managing horses to avoid infection. |
 West Nile Virus Maps - nationalatlas.gov - http://nationalatlas.gov/mld/wnv003t.html Maps showing west nile virus distribution from 2002 - 2004. |
 Inside Illinois: UI lab confirms first cases of West Nile in canines, squirrels - http://www.news.uiuc.edu/ii/02/0919/0917westnile_P.html News report of the confirmation of fatal cases of the diease in squirrels, a wolf, and a dog. |
 West Virginia: West Nile Virus - http://www.wvdhhr.org/idep/a-z/a-z-wnv.asp Brochures and information about the disease in the state. |
 National Biological Information Infrastructure : West Nile Virus - http://westnilevirus.nbii.gov/ Provides data, information, and maps related to outbreaks of the West Nile virus and mosquito-borne encephalitis in the United States. |
 West Nile Virus - Vads Corner - http://www.vadscorner.com/wnf.html Features links to information about the disease, with the focus on news links. |
 Vitritis and Chorioretinitis in a Patient With West Nile Virus Infection - http://archopht.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/121/2/205 Abstract of Archives of Ophthalmology article about a patient presenting with floaters and other eye problems. |
 West Nile Virus - http://www.pdhealth.mil/wnv.asp Policies, research, fact sheets, and other West Nile Virus information from the Department Of Defense Deployment Health Clinical Center. |
 Manitoba Health: West Nile Virus - http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/wnv/ Includes surveillance activities in the province, news, factsheets, and statistics. |
 Saskatchewan Health: West Nile Virus - http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/rr_wnv_info.html Surveillance results, factsheets, and news releases. |
 eMedTV West Nile Virus Channel - http://west-nile-virus.emedtv.com/ Providing medically reviewed information on the symptoms, transmission, causes and the current treatments. Includes the prevention of mosquito bites. |
 US Department of Agriculture: West Nile Virus - http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/nahss/equine/wnv/ Information on the current status of this disease and its prevention and control in horses, poultry, and other livestock. |
 Prince Edward Island Health: West Nile Virus - http://www.gov.pe.ca/hss/westnile/ Features surveillance information and common questions. |
 Chicago Department of Public Health: West Nile Virus - http://www.cityofchicago.org:80/city/webportal/portalDeptCategoryAction.do?deptMainCategoryOID=-536882178&deptCategoryOID=-536883453&entityName=HAN&topChannelName=SubAgency&contentType=COC_EDITORIAL&Failed_Reason=Invalid+timestamp,+engine+has+been+restart Features press releases, fact sheet, mosquito control information, and treatment areas. |
 Washington State Department of Health: West Nile Virus - http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/ts/Zoo/WNV/WNV.html Includes press releases, FAQ, and brochures. |
 Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care: West Nile Virus - http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/program/pubhealth/westnile/wnv_mn.html Includes publications and surveillance activities. |
 MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: West Nile Virus - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007186.htm Includes cause, risk factors, prognosis, diagnosis, complications, tests, and prevention. |
 Research on West Nile Virus - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/westnile.htm National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases fact sheet. |
 MedlinePlus: West Nile Virus - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/westnilevirus.html Features news stories and links. |
 California West Nile Virus Surveillance Information Center - http://westnile.ca.gov/ Information on the disease and prevention of the disease in the state. |
 State and Local Government Sites - West Nile Virus - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/city_states.htm Links to official sites, including how to report dead birds. |
 West Nile Virus - http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/research/west_nile/west_nile.html Fact sheets and advisories from the US Geological Survey as well as link to additional information. |
 CDC - West Nile Virus in Mexico: Evidence of Widespread Circulation since July 2002 - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no12/03-0564.htm Article on the disease's spread in Mexico. |
 CDC: West Nile Virus - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/ Describes the entomology, and gives details of the NYC area outbreak, as well as providing background information on surveillance, control, and prevention. |
 First Nations and West Nile Virus - http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fnih-spni/diseases-maladies/wnv-vno/index_e.html Programs to combat and monitor the disease among the First Nations of Canada. |
 European Commission Public Health: West Nile Virus - http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_threats/com/west_nile/wnv_en.htm Features disease information, outbreaks, press releases, publications, projects, and documents. |
 Quebec West Nile Virus - http://www.wnvirus.info/ Information from the Health Ministry on the disease. In French and English. |
 Vermont Department of Health: West Nile Virus Information - http://healthvermont.gov/prevent/wnv/wnv.aspx Includes fact sheet, news releases, and state surveillance and response plan. |
 South Carolina: West Nile Virus - http://www.scdhec.gov/news/westnile/ Information and resources on the disease in the state. |
 Kansas Epidemiologic Services: West Nile Virus - http://www.kdheks.gov/westnile/ Includes fact sheets, news releases, and links. |
 Arizona: West Nile Virus Surveillance and Prevention - http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/oids/westnile/ Includes facts about the disease and the prevention program in the state. |
 Alberta Health and Wellness: West Nile Virus - http://www.health.gov.ab.ca/public/wnv.html Features response plans, information for health professionals, common questions, and press releases. |