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Overviews

	Fact Sheet: West Nile Virus (WNV) Infection: Information for Clinicians Outlines clinical features, diagnosis, reporting, laboratory testing, & treatment of WNV infection
		PDF (151 KB/2 pages)
		MS Word (98 KB/2 pages)
	Questions & Answers about West Nile Virus (FAQ) Designed primarily for the general public
		Blood Transfusion, Organ Donation & Blood Donation Screening Information
		Symptoms of West Nile Virus Disease

Clinical Practice

	The Physicians' Information & Education Resource Guidance Statement Information on West Nile Virus Disease
	Current Clinical Trials for the Treatment of West Nile Virus Disease
	Interim Guidelines for the Evaluation of Infants Born to Mothers Infected With West Nile Virus During Pregnancy Information for evaluating infants born to mothers who acquire WNV infection during pregnancy.
	Instructions for Sending Diagnostic Specimens to the DVBID Arboviral Diseases Laboratory
	Guidelines for Collection/Shipment of CNS Tissue Specimens
	Enhanced surveillance for West Nile virus disease during pregnancy Information needed for health care providers to report cases of pregnant women infected with WNV.
	West Nile Virus (WNV) Infection & Breastfeeding: Information for Clinicians Overview of & frequently asked questions about the risk of transmitting West Nile Virus through breastfeeding.
		MS Word (67 KB/2 pages)
	CDC Responds: Update on West Nile Virus for Clinicians & Laboratorians (August 2002) Satellite broadcast & webcast. Describes the epidemiology of & prevention strategies for the control of West Nile virus, & presents current information on the clinical & laboratory diagnosis of West Nile virus. Archived August 8, 2002
		Overview
		Webcast, Transcript & PowerPoint Slides
	West Nile Virus: A Primer for the Clinician [Review] Epidemiologic & biological characteristics in North America; diagnosis, reporting, & management of patients with suspected infection; & prevention of infection among patients Petersen LR, Marfin AA. Annals of Internal Medicine 2002;137:173-179
		PDF (287 KB/7 pages)

Patient Education

Remember that:

• The chance that any one person is going to become ill from a mosquito bite remains low.
• Most people who are infected with the virus will not develop any symptoms at all.
• The risk of severe illness and death is highest for people over 50 years old.

Advise your patients to take the following precautions (described in detail in Fight the Bite! Avoid Mosquito Bites to Avoid Infection):

• avoid mosquito bites
• mosquito-proof your home
• help your community

Other Patient Education Resources:
	Fact Sheet: What You Need To Know
	Questions & Answers
	What You Need to Know about Mosquito Repellent
	Five Common Myths
	WNV Prevention Posters
	Video: Protecting Yourself & Your Community from WNV
	Downloadable prevention brochure
	Video: Public Service Announcement

See Also...

	Publications Articles from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) journal, & other sources; some clinical information
	Surveillance & Control Information on current outbreak status, surveillance & control guidelines, including section covering laboratory diagnosis of West Nile virus