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Public Health
Seattle & King County
401 5th Ave., Suite 1300
Seattle, WA 98104

Phone: 206-296-4600
TTY Relay: 711

Toll-free: 800-325-6165

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Public Records Requests

Instructions to submit a Public Records Request

Fight the Bite

West Nile Virus:
How You Can Fight the Bite!

West Nile Virus Hotline: 206-205-3883


Report dead birds
Report dead birds

Help us fight West Nile virus! If you see a dead bird in King County, report it on our online form or call 206-205-4394 to tell us about it. See also: Bird Image Gallery.

What's West Nile virus?

Flying mosquitoLearn about how it’s spread, human illness, and techniques for prevention and control.

Monitoring West Nile virus in King County

Current alert level:
West Nile virus alert level 2: Low risk of human outbreak
Low risk of human outbreak

Mosquito control
What is it and who does it?

No mosquitoes
Educational materials in multiple languagesEducational materials
Order hard copy materials, download flyers in multiple languages, access the West Nile virus factsheet and view a presentation.
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Information for cities and King County agencies

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see also

¡Combata la picadura!

Haga click aquí para "Hechos acerca del virus del Nilo Occidental" en español.


West Nile Virus video (v.2) screenshot

Streaming video:
"West Nile Virus is Preventable"
Produced by Public Health's Environmental Health Division
(1 minute, 13 sec., Real Media Format)