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The following is information concerning the West Nile Virus from the New York State Department of Health website. For more information, please visit their website: http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/westnile/prevresp.htm
West Nile virus (WNV) is a member of the Japanese encephalitis complex of flaviviruses, transmissible by mosquitoes, and can cause febrile, sometimes fatal human illness. West Nile virus was first isolated in Uganda in 1937 from a febrile woman and was subsequently isolated from other human patients, birds and mosquitoes. It has a wide geographic distribution and has been involved in human disease outbreaks in Africa, southwest Asia and Europe. Until 1999, this virus had never been reported in the western hemisphere. Mosquitoes, primarily bird-feeding species, are the primary vectors of West Nile virus, although virus has been isolated from other bird-feeding arthropods, including some tick species.
The virus has been isolated from mammals in endemic areas, including mice, hamsters, camels, cattle, horses, dogs and lemurs. The natural transmission cycle of the virus involves a bird-mosquito cycle, but may include a tick-bird cycle where soft ticks (argasids) or hard ticks (ixodids) are found feeding on reservoir birds. The urban cycle of the disease requires species of mosquitoes that will feed on synanthropic or domestic birds and people.
The unprecedented introduction of West Nile virus into the metropolitan area of New York City in the late summer of 1999 has resulted in a large-scale review of existing programs and required resources to address this threat. Representatives of several local health units (LHUs), State and Federal agencies met to address each of the significant surveillance and response issues associated with this mosquito-borne disease. As a result of these discussions and consultation with community groups, the New York State Department of Health has developed a set of complementary action plans designed to offer a degree of consistency in the approach taken among municipalities to prevent a further episode of this or other related arbovirus infections.
For additional information regarding West Nile Virus please visit the following websites
Suffolk County Department of Vector Control
Find out what areas of Suffolk County are being treated for mosquitoes today! Learn about different methods that Suffolk County uses to control mosquitoes and visit other great websites for West Nile Virus information! http://www.co.suffolk.ny.us/vector/Cornell University Environmental Risk Analysis Program (ERAP)
A wealth of information about all aspects of West Nile Virus and the risks that it poses. Many links to specific informational resources. http://cfe.cornell.edu/risk/What's All the Buzz about Mosquitoes?
May 2000. A factsheet about different types of mosquitoes, their life cycles and ways to “Fight the Bite” Cornell University Community IPM Program. http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ipmnet/ny/urban/comm.res.htmlThe New York State Department of Health West Nile Virus Response Plan
Learn what the New York State Department of Health’s plans are for prevention, response and control for West Nile Virus. This also includes information about surveillance for mosquitoes as well as surveillance for WNV in humans birds and mammals! http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/westnile/final.htmPesticides and Mosquito Control
Visit this Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website to learn more about different pesticides that are used to control mosquitoes! http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/skeeters.htmEnvironmental Laws, Rules and Regulations Relating to Mosquito Control in New York State - Pesticide Use, Habitat Modification, Fish Stocking and Wildlife Collection
All of the laws of the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) that you will need to know if you plan on actively controlling or preventing mosquitoes. http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dshm/pesticid/manual.pdfPage updated March 2001
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