revised 16-July-08
West
Nile Virus found in Millbury
First
WNV positive collection of mosquitoes reported – Worcester
MDPH 2008 Arbovirus
Surveillance & Response Plan (revised)
SRMCB
Operational Response Plan to Reduce the Risk of Mosquito-Borne Disease in
Massachusetts (revised June 12, 2008)
MDPH
Public Service Announcement #1 (.wmv,
1.5Mb)
MDPH
Public Service Announcement #2 (.wmv,
1.5Mb)
Mass.
DPH WNV Information website (new web address) - bird &
mosquito-borne virus information
2007
MDPH Campaign to Prevent EEE and WNV
West
Nile Virus in Marlboro
First
Mosquito Pool Identified with EEE – July 6, 2007 (Raynham, MA)
2007
Massachusetts Arbovirus information
2007
Massachusetts Arbovirus Surveillance and Response Plan (.pdf 322k)
Dog heartworm
information
To report a
dead bird, please call the WNV Hotline toll free at 866-MASS-WNV
(866-627-7968)
2007 WNV Catch Basin Program
- check this link for our guidelines for the WNV program in catch basins.
Mass DPH fact sheet on West Nile Virus Encephalitis
Mass DPH fact sheet on Eastern Equine Encephalitis
ARBOVIRUS
TRANSMISSION CYCLE
A mosquito (vector) picks up a virus (WNV or EEE)
from a bird (reservoir), and can either cycle that virus through the bird
population (amplification) or transmit the virus directly to a host such as
horses and humans (incidental infection).
CMMCP Surveillance Procedures &
Guidelines
CMMCP
Surveillance Results 2006
Potential vectors of West Nile
virus based on laboratory vector competence studies
Mosquito Species information - check this link
for more information about host preference, habitat and other
species-specific facts.
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