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	State and Local Government Sites - West Nile Virus - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/city_states.htm Links to official sites, including how to report dead birds.
	Hawaii: West Nile Virus Information Center - http://www.hawaii.gov/health/family-child-health/contagious-disease/wnv/index.html Includes disease information, brochures, FAQ, and notice to clinicians.
	South Dakota Department of Health: West Nile Virus - http://www.state.sd.us/doh/WestNile/ Information about the disease in the state, links, and fact sheets.
	National Pesticide Information Center: West Nile Virus - http://npic.orst.edu/wnv/ Features disease information, links, statistics, and maps.
	California West Nile Virus Surveillance Information Center - http://westnile.ca.gov/ Information on the disease and prevention of the disease in the state.

	West Nile Virus - http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/research/west_nile/west_nile.html Fact sheets and advisories from the US Geological Survey as well as link to additional information.
	Research on West Nile Virus - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/westnile.htm National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases fact sheet.
	Pennsylvania: West Nile Virus - http://www.westnile.state.pa.us/ News releases and information about the disease in the state.
	Quebec West Nile Virus - http://www.wnvirus.info/ Information from the Health Ministry on the disease. In French and English.
	First Nations and West Nile Virus - http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fnih-spni/diseases-maladies/wnv-vno/index_e.html Programs to combat and monitor the disease among the First Nations of Canada.

	Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care: West Nile Virus - http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/program/pubhealth/westnile/wnv_mn.html Includes publications and surveillance activities.
	New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, West Nile Virus - http://www.state.nj.us/health/cd/westnile/enceph.htm Features articles, news stories, and fact sheet.
	Texas Department of Health Zoonosis Control Division - West Nile Virus - http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/disease/arboviral/westnile/ Information about the disease in humans, horses, and birds in Texas. Includes maps, statistics, news releases, and fact sheets about the disease.
	Oregon Public Health Services : West Nile Virus - http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/acd/diseases/wnile/wnile.shtml Includes fact sheets and reporting information on the disease in the state.
	Illinois Department of Public Health: West Nile Virus - http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/wnv.htm Information about the disease in the state, including news releases, surveillance information, and public education.

	Colorado West Nile Virus Information - http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/zoonosis/wnv/index.html From the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Press releases and information about the disease in the state.
	European Commission Public Health: West Nile Virus - http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_threats/com/west_nile/wnv_en.htm Features disease information, outbreaks, press releases, publications, projects, and documents.
	South Carolina: West Nile Virus - http://www.scdhec.gov/news/westnile/ Information and resources on the disease in the state.
	Michigan West Nile Virus - http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,1607,7-186-25805---,00.html Reports on West Nile Virus, press releases, educational resources, and test specimen collection contact information.
	New York State Department of Health: West Nile Virus - http://www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/west_nile_virus/ Features information on the disease in the state, journalist's guide to the West Nile Virus, and fact sheet for healthcare providers.

	Cornell West Nile Virus Bibliography of Scientific Literature - http://environmentalrisk.cornell.edu/WNV/ Bibliography, including links, of scientific articles related to the West Nile Virus.
	West Nile Virus in British Columbia - http://bccdc.org/content.php?item=183 Features surveillance data, frequently asked questions, press releases, and publications.
	Mississippi State Department Of Health: West Nile Virus - http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/_static/14,0,93.html Information, news releases and forms.
	National Biological Information Infrastructure : West Nile Virus - http://westnilevirus.nbii.gov/ Provides data, information, and maps related to outbreaks of the West Nile virus and mosquito-borne encephalitis in the United States.
	New Hampshire: West Nile Virus - http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/DHHS/CDCS/West+Nile+Virus/default.htm General overview-history of West Nile virus, prevention, treatment, reporting processes and forms, and test results.

	National Audubon Society: West Nile Virus - http://www.audubon.org/bird/wnv/ Information on the disease and its effects on humans and birds.
	West Nile Virus Maps - nationalatlas.gov - http://nationalatlas.gov/mld/wnv003t.html Maps showing West Nile virus distribution from 2002 - 2004.
	West Nile Virus Information - http://edcp.org/html/west_nile.html West Nile Virus information and resources from the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
	US Department of Agriculture: West Nile Virus - http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/nahss/equine/wnv/ Information on the current status of this disease and its prevention and control in horses, poultry, and other livestock.
	Kidshealth: West Nile Virus - http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/west_nile.html Factsheets with cause, symptoms, and prevention.

	MayoClinic.com - West Nile Virus - http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/west-nile-virus/DS00438 Features signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
	West Nile Virus - http://www.pdhealth.mil/wnv.asp Policies, research, fact sheets, and other West Nile Virus information from the Department Of Defense Deployment Health Clinical Center.
	Kentucky Department for Public Health: West Nile Virus - http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/epi/westnile.htm Information about the disease and mosquito control information.
	Wisconsin: West Nile Virus - http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/communicable/westnilevirus/ Includes news releases, state statistics, surveillance, and brochures.
	Arizona: West Nile Virus Surveillance and Prevention - http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/oids/westnile/ Includes facts about the disease and the prevention program in the state.

	Nevada: West Nile Virus - http://health.nv.gov/WestNileVirus.htm General information on the disease and brochures.
	New Brunswick Health: West Nile Virus - http://www.gnb.ca/0053/wnv-vno/ Features factsheets, management plan, and statistics.
	Iowa West Nile Virus Surveillance and Dead Bird Submission - http://www.idph.state.ia.us/adper/wnv_surveillance.asp Includes map and newsletter for health care providers.
	Montana Department of Health and Human Services: West Nile Virus - http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/westnile/ Features fact sheet and information on the disease in the state.
	Georgia Department of Public Health - Vector-borne Diseases - http://health.state.ga.us/epi/vbd/mosquito.asp Information on West Nile virus and other mosquito borne diseases in the state.

	West Virginia: West Nile Virus - http://www.wvdhhr.org/idep/a-z/a-z-wnv.asp Brochures and information about the disease in the state.
	Wyoming West Nile Virus Information - http://www.badskeeter.org/ Includes news releases, surveillance information in the state, forms, and fact sheet.
	New York City Department of Health - West Nile Virus - http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doh/html/wnv/wnvhome.html Information, fact sheets, reporting forms and local news related to the West Nile Virus in the New York City area.
	Washington State Department of Health: West Nile Virus - http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/ts/Zoo/WNV/WNV.html Includes press releases, FAQ, and brochures.
	North Dakota Arbovirus Encephalitis Surveillance Program - http://www.ndwnv.com/ West Nile surveillance information for the state.

	Arkansas: West Nile Virus - http://www.healthyarkansas.com/westnilevirus.htm Features press releases, surveillance, hotline, and educational materials.
	Annals of Internal Medicine: West Nile Virus: A Primer for the Clinician - http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/137/3/173 Provides doctors with information on the diagnosis, reporting, and management of patients with suspected West Nile virus infection.
	Rhode Island: West Nile Virus - http://www.health.ri.gov/disease/communicable/wnv/ Links and information about the disease and mosquito control in the state.
	CBC News - West Nile Virus - http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/westnile/ Discussion of the spread of the disease in Canada. Includes information on patients, blood screening, tests, and prevention, as well as provincial statistics and media clips.
	Nebraska HHS System: West Nile Virus Surveillance Program - http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/wnv/ Includes fact sheets, surveillance information and forms, and links.

	Maine West Nile Virus Home - http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/boh/ddc/arbovirus/wnv_questions.htm West Nile Virus information page for the state of Maine.
	Topix - West Nile Virus News - http://www.topix.com/health/west-nile News about the disease collected from diverse sources on the web.
	West Nile Virus and Bird Surveillance Program in Kansas - http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/westnilevirus/ Offers information on the status of West Nile Virus in Kansas, gives information on how to report a dead bird, and provides links to additional sites for information on West Nile virus in North America.
	Prince Edward Island Health: West Nile Virus - http://www.gov.pe.ca/hss/westnile/ Features surveillance information and common questions.
	Indiana State Department of Health: West Nile Virus - http://www.in.gov/isdh/23592.htm Features news releases, links, maps, and references. In English and Spanish.

	CDC - West Nile Virus in Mexico: Evidence of Widespread Circulation since July 2002 - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no12/03-0564.htm Article on the disease's spread in Mexico.
	Ohio West Nile Virus - http://www.odh.ohio.gov/odhPrograms/dis/zoonoses/wnv/wnv1.aspx Information about the disease in the state.
	Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services West Nile Virus Information - http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/ai/main/wnv_main.shtml Press releases, FAQs, emergency management plan, resources for virus information, and contacts.
	West Nile Virus - Vads Corner - http://www.vadscorner.com/wnf.html Features links to information about the disease, with the focus on news links.
	New Mexico Department of Health: West Nile Virus - http://www.health.state.nm.us/epi/wnv.html Includes updates on the virus in the state and brochures on the disease.

	Saskatchewan Health: West Nile Virus - http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/rr_wnv_info.html Surveillance results, factsheets, and news releases.
	eMedicine - West Nile Encephalitis - http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/234009-overview Infectious disease expert reviews clinical and laboratory data associated with the West Nile virus infection. Includes guidelines on diagnosis, encephalitis and meningitis treatment, and patient care.
	Florida State Arboviral Encephalitis and West Nile Virus Information - http://www.doh.state.fl.us/disease_ctrl/epi/htopics/arbo/ Information for physicians, maps of locations, press releases, and how to report incidences of the diseases.
	Louisiana OPH - Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program: West Nile Virus and Other Arboviruses - http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/?ID=282 Surveillance for West Nile Virus was initiated in Louisiana in 2000, sentinels include 16 hospital emergency rooms, chicken flocks, mosquitoes, horses, and birds.
	Minnesota Department of Health : West Nile Virus and Other Mosquito-Transmitted Diseases - http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/diseases/westnile/ Features maps, fact sheets, links, and information about the disease in the state.

	Utah: West Nile Virus - http://health.utah.gov/wnv/index.htm Includes fact sheets, press releases, and information about the disease in the state.
	American Academy of Pediatrics: West Nile Virus Information - http://www.aap.org/family/wnv-sept02.htm History and prevention of the disease.
	Are Crows the New Plague Carriers? - http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/westnile.htm Discussed the connection between the West Nile virus and large-scale deaths of crows. Concludes that horses and migratory birds are the main vectors for spread of the disease.
	eMedicinehealth - West Nile Virus - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/13162-1.asp Dr. David Donson offers a report on the symptoms of West Nile virus infection such as flulike fever, encephalitis, and meningitis. Includes information on emergency care and mosquito bite prevention tips.
	BBC News: Killer virus 'may have reached UK' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2367823.stm News article on the disease.

	District of Columbia Department of Health: West Nile Virus - http://doh.dc.gov/doh/cwp/view,a,1370,q,574234,dohNav_GID,1787,dohNav,%7C33139%7C.asp Features disease information, mosquito control measures, brochures, and information for clinicians.
	washingtonpost.com: West Nile Virus - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/health/specials/westnile/ Archive of news stories about the disease in birds, horses, and people, with emphasis on the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
	West Nile Fever: A Medical Detective Story - http://sciencebulletins.amnh.org/biobulletin/biobulletin/story1378.html The story behind the discovery and identification of West Nile Virus during its initial 1999 outbreak in NYC.
	Virginia Department of Health: West Nile Virus - http://www.vdh.state.va.us/Epidemiology/factsheets/WNV.htm Includes reporting information, prevention tips, and surveillance information in the state.
	Vermont Department of Health: West Nile Virus Information - http://healthvermont.gov/prevent/wnv/wnv.aspx Includes fact sheet, news releases, and state surveillance and response plan.

	Vitritis and Chorioretinitis in a Patient With West Nile Virus Infection - http://archopht.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/121/2/205 Abstract of Archives of Ophthalmology article about a patient presenting with floaters and other eye problems.
	MedlinePlus: West Nile Virus - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/westnilevirus.html Features news stories and links.
	New Scientist: Traces of West Nile virus found in UK birds - http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn3962 First reported confirmation of antibodies to the disease in UK birds.
	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: West Nile Virus - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007186.htm Includes cause, risk factors, prognosis, diagnosis, complications, tests, and prevention.
	Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology: West Nile Virus - http://www.apic.org/Content/NavigationMenu/PracticeGuidance/Topics/WestNileVirus/West_Nile_Virus.htm History of the disease, articles, and links.

	Kids and the West Nile Virus - http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/commoninfections/a/west_nile_virus.htm Risk and symptoms of the disease in children.
	Public Health Agency of Canada: West Nile Virus - http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/wn-no/ Information about the disease and the efforts in Canada to detect it.
	Inside Illinois: UI lab confirms first cases of West Nile in canines, squirrels - http://www.news.uiuc.edu/ii/02/0919/0917westnile_P.html News report of the confirmation of fatal cases of the disease in squirrels, a wolf, and a dog.
	Alabama: West Nile Virus - http://www.adph.org/WESTNILEVIRUS/ Information about the disease in the state.
	Nova Scotia Health Promotion and Protection: West Nile Virus - http://www.gov.ns.ca/hpp/cdpc/wnv.asp Includes factsheets, action plan, and a printable brochure.

	Tennessee: West Nile Virus - http://health.state.tn.us/CEDS/WNV/wnvhome.asp Features fact sheets, disease and vector information, and surveillance information.
	Postgraduate Medicine: West Nile Virus Infection - http://www.postgradmed.com/index.php?art=pgm_07_2003?article=1456 Medical and scientific article on the virus and disease.
	West Nile Virus Moves Into Wisconsin - http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1028060346.html Information from the Medical College of Wisconsin, stressing that no human cases have been found in the state, and recommending mosquito protection.
	West Nile Virus Guidelines for Horse Owners - http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/pages/publicationD.jsp?publicationId=1044 Article describing transmission and symptoms of West Nile Virus in horses and providing recommendations for controlling mosquitoes and managing horses to avoid infection.
	West Nile Virus - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/westnilevirus/index.htm DEFRA factsheet providing information on the history and spread of this disease, the animals it affects, human health risks, prevention and surveillance.

	USA Today: 21 West Nile deaths reported in Illinois in worst outbreak in the country - http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2002-09-18-illinois-west-nile_x.htm News article about the human cases of the disease in the Chicago area, plus links to other stories concerning the disease.
	Idaho West Nile Virus - http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/site/4278/default.aspx Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Communicable Disease Prevention. General information and prevention measures.
	CDC: West Nile Virus - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/ Describes the entomology, and gives details of the NYC area outbreak, as well as providing background information on surveillance, control, and prevention.
	Food and Drug Administration: West Nile Virus - http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/westnile.html Features information about the possibility of the virus being in blood products, plus other fact sheets and links.
	New York Hospital Queens - http://www.nyhq.org/posting/rahal.html Provides information about the investigational treatment protocol for West Nile Virus employing alpha interferon.

	Chicago Department of Public Health: West Nile Virus - http://www.cityofchicago.org:80/city/webportal/portalDeptCategoryAction.do?deptMainCategoryOID=-536882178&deptCategoryOID=-536883453&entityName=HAN&topChannelName=SubAgency&contentType=COC_EDITORIAL&Failed_Reason=Invalid+timestamp,+engine+has+been+restarted&com.broadvision.session.new=Yes&Failed_Page=%2fwebportal%2fportalDeptCategoryAction.do Features press releases, fact sheet, mosquito control information, and treatment areas.
	Kansas Epidemiologic Services: West Nile Virus - http://www.kdheks.gov/westnile/ Includes fact sheets, news releases, and links.
	Alberta Health and Wellness: West Nile Virus - http://www.health.gov.ab.ca/public/wnv.html Features response plans, information for health professionals, common questions, and press releases.
	Manitoba Health: West Nile Virus - http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/wnv/ Includes surveillance activities in the province, news, factsheets, and statistics.
	Arbovirus Information Web Site - http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2terminal&L=6&L0=Home&L1=Provider&L2=Guidelines+and+Resources&L3=Guidelines+for+Clinical+Treatment&L4=Diseases+%26+Conditions&L5=Communicable+Diseases&sid=Eeohhs2&b=terminalcontent&f=dph_cdc_p_arbovirus&csid=Eeohhs2 Arbovirus Information for Massachusetts, includes hotline, daily mosquito and bird update, news releases, and fact sheets.

	TheHorse.com: West Nile Virus - http://www.thehorse.com/TopicSearch/Default.aspx?ID=79&nID=6&n=West+Nile+Virus+(WNV) Information and articles about the disease and its effects on horses and humans.
	Topix: West Nile Virus - http://www.topix.com/rss/health/west-nile.xml News on West Nile Virus from Topix.
	Profile for West Nile Virus - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/vetsurveillance/profiles/sp-westnile.pdf Provides a description of the disease, a rationale for government intervention, geographical distribution, risk to human health and a GB control strategy.

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