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Equine
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Equine Vaccine information:
Fort Dodge Animal Health’s West Nile-Innovator™
(killed whole virus vaccine) is available as a stand
alone vaccine and as part of four combination vaccines:
West Nile-Innovator™+EWT (Eastern Equine Encephalitis [EEE],
Western Equine Enzephalitis [WEE], Tetanus [T])
West Nile-Innovator™+VEWT (Venezuelan Equine Enzephalitis [VEE],
EEE, WEE, T)
West Nile-Innovator™+EW (EEE, WEE)
West Nile-Innovator™+VEW (VEE, EEE, WEE)
Merial’s Recombitek® Equine WNV Vaccine live
recombinant canary pox vaccine is currently only
available as a standalone vaccine.
For information on how to submit equine samples for testing
please call the ADL (775-688-1182 of 775-688-1180):
Yvonne Kirsten: Ext. 231 or
Dr. Anette Rink: Ext. 232 or
Dr. Keith Forbes: Ext. 284
Surveillance and Testing
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West Nile Virus Surveillance
and Testing
in Nevada:
The Nevada Department of Agriculture has implemented a
surveillance program to monitor the reemergence and
spread of WNV in the state to assist state and local
agencies in reducing the impact of this disease on
humans and horses. Surveillance includes monitoring for
WNV in wild and domestic horses, sentinel chicken
flocks, migratory wildlife, dead Corvids and raptors,
and mosquitoes throughout the state. If you notice
single or multiple Corvids or raptors dying please
contact the Nevada Department of Agriculture closest to
you so proper submission of samples can be arranged and
pertinent information obtained. Please contact the
Reno and Elko offices of the Nevada Department of
Agriculture for more detailed information.
Sick/Dead Bird Reporting
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Sick/Dead Bird Reporting:
The purpose of dead bird surveillance and testing is NOT
to diagnose WNV disease in individual birds. Susceptible
birds are an early warning system for WNV activity and
indicate the risk level of human and horse exposure.
Most birds do not show clinical signs of WNV disease and
only Raptors, Corvids and Owls have significant virus
numbers in their blood stream. Clinical symptoms in
these birds include excessive wing flapping, difficulty
flying and other signs of central nervous system
disorder. These highly susceptible species,
particularly hawks, falcons and owls, show symptoms of
the disease, and if they survive, often show chronic
neurological dysfunction. Many crows, magpies, ravens
and jays suffer severely from the disease and often do
not survive after infection. Bird-mortality events can
be an important indicator of the presence of WNV. If you
observe sick, dead (less than 24 hours) or dying corvids,
raptors and owls in your neighborhood but cannot arrange
for testing please call one of the numbers listed below
to alert the Department of Agriculture of the fact. In
addition to the highly susceptible species we are
interested in recording bird mortality of all
species during the mosquito season.
Submission
of Dead Bird for Lab Testing
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Submission of Dead
Birds for Laboratory Testing:
Laboratory testing for the presence of WNV will be restricted
to the following birds only:
Corvids:
American Crow,
Black Billed Magpie,
Common Raven,
Greater-tailed Grackle, Pinion Jay,
Steller’s Jay,
Western Scrub Jay
Owls:
Barn Owl,
Great Horned Owl
Raptors:
American Kestrel,
Bald Eagle,
Common Nighthawk,
Cooper’s Hawk,
Golden Eagle,
Northern Goshawk,
Red-tailed Hawk,
Swainson’s Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk,
Turkey Vulture
If a bird shows the following signs of decomposition please
do not take them for testing, even if they belong to
a highly susceptible species:
- Eyes are sunken in or body shows obvious signs of
decomposition.
- Strong odor.
- Maggot infestation.
- Bird appears too light for its size (indicates
desiccation/mummification and takes less than a day in
desert climate).
Submission
of Sick Live Birds for Testing
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Submission of Sick
Live Birds for Testing:
Please call the ADL or the NDOW offices listed below and we
will facilitate pickup of sick live birds. Please do
not handle sick raptors or corvids. These birds can
severely injure people who have not been trained to
handle wildlife.
The NDOA is interested in receiving dead bird calls from all
citizens in the State of
Nevada.
Please call the Animal Disease Laboratory in Reno at the
following extensions at (775) 688-1180 or (775)
688-1182:
Yvonne Kirsten: Ext. 231
Dr. Ron Anderson: Ext. 233
and be prepared to give the following information:
1) Your name, address and phone number.
2) The exact location of the bird, species, number
of birds involved.
3) Symptoms observed, if any.
Entry Form for Submission
To arrange for testing of Corvids and Raptors please call:
Elko, ADL, Dr. Dan Crowell: 775-738-8076
Fallon, NDOW office: 775-423-3171
Las Vegas,
Clark County Health Department, Vivek Raman or Daniel
Maxon: 702-383-1261.
Las Vegas,
Nevada Department of Agriculture, Russ Dapsauski:
702-486-4690
Winnemucca, NDOW office: 775-623-6565
For all other locations please call the ADL in
Reno and we will help you identify the closest location
for testing.
Reporting of Laboratory
Results
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Reporting of Laboratory Results:
The NDOA will report a running total of samples tested and the
number of positives on a weekly basis.
Cumulative total for 2004:
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Domestic Horses: 224 |
Negative: 93 |
Positive: 131 |
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Wild Horses: 783 |
Negative: 774 |
Positive: 9 |
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Birds: 852 |
Negative: 702 |
Positive: 150 |
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Mosquito Pools: 616 |
Negative: 484 |
Positive: 132 |
Avian
Influenza
Avian Influenza Viruses in
Minnesota Ducks During 1998-2000 (pdf)
NDOA
2006 West Nile Virus Surveillance Map
Links:
Nevada Division of Health
WCHD WNV Fact Sheet
NDOW
CDC |
