Division of Migratory Bird Management
WEST NILE VIRUS (WNV) - Sources of Information
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is cooperating with other Federal and State agencies to facilitate the gathering of information on the incidence of and WNV in wild birds. The following five Web sites contain some of the best and most up-to-date information available on the geographic distribution of WNV in the United States; its occurrence in humans, livestock, and native wildlife; risk assessments; and suggestions for prevention and control.
Migratory Bird Hunters and West Nile
Virus - a FAQ from the Centers for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/qa/wnv_hunters.htm
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (USDA) - Features risks to horses and other livestock, with links to
sites providing additional information
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/oa/wnv/index.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Features ecology of the virus, human health risks, preventive measures and
control, scientific publications on WNV, and numerous links
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/index.htm
Cornell University Center
for the Environment (Environmental Risk Analysis Program) - Features regular
updates on occurrence of the virus, a bibliography of scientific literature,
a listserv, and numerous links
http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/erap/WNV
National Audubon Society
- An informative and well-documented account about WNV and it's effect on birds
and other wildlife.
http://www.audubon.org/bird/wnv/index.html
National Wildlife Health
Center (USGS) - Features occurrence of WNV in native and non-native wildlife,
surveillance maps, and numerous links
http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/westnil2.html
Ornithological Council - Precautionary
guidelines for ornithologists, bird banders, and others whose jobs require them
to handle live or dead birds in the field or in laboratory situations.
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/WNV.html
Smithsonian Institution - Includes
abstracts of papers (many of them focused on birds) presented at a workshop
sponsored by the Smithsonian's Environmental Research Center in February 2003.
http://www.serc.si.edu/migratorybirds/WNV_wkshp_abstracts.htm
Prepared by John L. Trapp,
6 November 2000
Last Revised 21 April 2003