West Nile Virus

Scientific name: Flavivirus

Common name: West Nile Virus

Native To: First discovered in Africa

Date of U.S. Introduction: 1999

Images: Google

Videos: West Nile Virus Protection Part 1 (or click Play button below) and all CDC West Nile Video Series

Means of Introduction: Accidental

Impact: Infects birds and mammals (including humans). West Nile virus is primarily an avian pathogen, and is transmitted among birds by ornithophilic (bird-biting) mosquitoes; including the Asian tiger mosquito and other mosquito species.

Current U.S. Distribution: Most of U.S. (Map)
Note: Bird, Human, Mosquito, Sentinel and Veterinary options available.

Management Plans: Microbes / West Nile Virus

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations
• State Information

West Nile Virus
DHHS. CDC. Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases.
Taxonomy; Introduction History; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Research; Special Note: Publications and West Nile Virus related sites (including State and local sites)

West Nile Virus
DHHS. National Institutes of Health.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

West Nile Virus
DHHS. Food and Drug Administration.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Controls

West Nile Virus Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

West Nile Virus
USDA. NAL. Animal Welfare Information Center.
Special Note: Resources

West Nile Virus
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Distribution; Controls

West Nile Virus Resource Guide
Oregon State University. National Pesticide Information Center.
Published by: Oregon State University; United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: Resources

West Nile Virus
United States Food and Drug Administration.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts; Controls

West Nile Virus Maps
DOI. USGS. Center for Integration of Natural Disaster Information.
Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution

West Nile Virus Maps and West Nile Virus 2000
DOI. National Atlas of the United States.
Impacts; Distribution (animated maps)

West Nile Virus
DOI. National Biological Information Infrastructure.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Research

West Nile Virus
DOI. USGS. National Wildlife Health Center.
Introduction History; Distribution; Special Note: Wildlife Affected, West Nile Virus Maps

Managing for West Nile Virus Infection in the USA - WILDPro
Wildlife Information Network.
Published by: DOI. United States Geological Survey.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

California West Nile Virus Home
California Department of Health Services; California Department of Food and Agriculture; Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California; California Vectorborne Disease Surveillance System.
Identification/Description; Distribution; Controls

West Nile Virus
Hawaii State Department of Health.
Identification/Description; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

West Nile Virus
Rhode Island Department of Health.
Identification/Description; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

West Nile Virus
State of Washington. King County Public Health.
Identification/Description; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

West Nile Virus - Introduced Species Summary Project
Columbia University. Center for Environmental Research and Conservation.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Controls

West Nile Virus
Cornell University. Environmental Risk Analysis Program.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Research; Special Note: Historical Summary: By State and Country and West Nile Virus Resources for the General Public

West Nile virus (micro-organism) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Database
World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Special Report: West Nile Virus
Washington Post.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: Requires registration

West Nile Virus
Yahoo! News.
Species Note: Current news

West Nile Virus
Healthopedia.com.
Impacts

State and Local Government Sites
DHHS. CDC. Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases.

West Nile Virus State Information
Oregon State University. National Pesticide Information Center.

West Nile Virus: State & Regional Information
DOI. National Biological Information Infrastructure.