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Fifth National Conference on West Nile Virus in the United States
Denver, Colorado
February 3-5, 2004

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February 3-5, 2004 Plenary Session 1 - Surveillance PDF PowerPoint version   Summary of West Nile virus activity, United States 2003 Ned Hayes, CDC-DVBID 2.24MB 5MB   Summary of West Nile virus activity, Colorado 2003 John Pape, Colorado Department of Health 2.89MB   Summary of West Nile virus activity, Nebraska 2003 Tom Safranek, Nebraska Department of Health 278KB   West Nile Virus in blood donors: national surveillance, 2003 Sue Montgomery, CDC-DVBID 241KB Session 2 - Epidemiology/Clinical Studies PDF PowerPoint version   West Nile virus poliomyelitis in three Colorado counties, 2003 Jim Sejvar, CDC-DVBID 401KB   West Nile virus encephalitis: treatment trials overview Ken Tyler, University of Colorado NA*   West Nile virus disease in pregnancy, United States, 2003 Dan O'Leary, CDC-DVBID 456KB   West Nile virus in blood donors: Colorado cohort study, 2003 Jen Brown, CDC-DVBID 129KB   Community-acquired West Nile encephalitis in transplant recipients Bette K. DeMasters, University of Colorado NA*   Plan for screening organ donors for West Nile virus Laura St. Martin, Health Resources and Services Administration 202KB Working Session 1 - National surveillance issues PDF PowerPoint version   ArboNET Update, 2004 Dan O'Leary, CDC-DVBID 174KB   National Arboviral Surveillance SystemCDC / CSTE “Big-Ticket Items” 2004 Grant Campbell, CDC-DVBID 65KB 478KB Session 3 - Virology PDF PowerPoint version   West Nile virus structure Richard Kuhn, Purdue University 86.6MB   West Nile virus in a mouse model Michael Diamond, Washington University NA*   West Nile virus vaccines Alan Barrett, University of Texas Medical Branch 161KB 350KB Session 4 - Field Biology/Ecology PDF PowerPoint version   Preliminary observations for West Nile virus transmission in Southern California Aaron Brault, University of California Davis 2.13MB   West Nile virus impact on wildlife Carolee Caffrey, National Audobon Society 310KB   West Nile virus impact on wildlife David Naugle, University of Montana at Missoula NA*   Hot topics in avian studies Emi Kate Saito, USGS-NWHC 170KB   Hot topics in avian studies Nick Komar, CDC-DVBID NA*   West Nile virus in Latin America Jorge Mendez Galvan, Mexican Secretariat of Health 4.79MB Session 5 - Laboratory Diagnosis PDF PowerPoint version   Current laboratory protocols for West Nile virus Robert Lanciotti, CDC-DVBID 179KB   The impact of commercial testing for West Nile virus Patricia Somsel, Michigan Department of Community Health 832KB   Microsphere-based immunofluorescence assay for the concurrent detection of West Nile and St. Louis encephalitis virus IgM antibodies Jane Johnson, CDC-DVBID 3.98MB Session 6 - Mosquito Control PDF PowerPoint version   Larval control activity and West Nile cases in Cook County, Illinois 2002 Linn Harramis, Illinois Department of Health 170KB   Mosquito management programs and West Nile virus in Michigan 2002 Ned Walker, Michigan State University 669KB   Vector control and West Nile virus in Fort Collins, Colorado 2003 Roger Nasci, CDC-DVBID 1.48MB   Water quality monitoring of chemical used to combat West Nile virus Stephen Terracianio, USGS 1.69MB   Mosquito control and exposure to aerial and surface spayed pesticides: Virginia and North Carolina, September 2003 Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, CDC-EIS NCEH 274KB   Relative risk evaluation - mosquito control and West Nile virus Robert Peterson, Montana State University 416KB   ASTHO-NACCHO project Patricia Elliott, Senior Director, Environmental Health Policy, ASTHO 83KB   ASTHO-NACCHO project Ken Mesch, Consultant, ASTHO/NACCHO Mosquito Project NA* Working Session 2 - Communication/Behavior PDF PowerPoint version   West Nile virus prevention on Native American reservations in South Dakota Randoph Runs After, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Health Department 756KB   Evaluation of the Mississippi 'Fight the Bite' Campaign 2003 Sally Slavinski, Mississippi State Department of Health 111KB 204KB   Is anyone using repellent? The evolution of West Nile prevention messages Emily Zielinski-Gutierrez, CDC-DVBID 288KB 284KB   The human face of West Nile virus Jill Burch, Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment NA*   Involving community-based organizations in prevention Maury Golder-Dobbie, Fort Collins, Colorado, Rotary Club NA* Meeting Wrap-up and Closing PDF PowerPoint version   Meeting Summary John Roehrig, CDC-DVBID Lyle Petersen, CDC-DVBID 1.18.MB

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