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GOVERNMENT SITES

http://www.delaware-epi.org/wnvmain.htm
This site is maintained by Delaware's Department of Public Health. There is a short article on the virus.

http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doh/html/wnv/wnvfaq13.html
Information on the virus and cats and dogs. This site is sponsored by the New York Department of Health.

http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doh/html/wnv/wnvfaq12.html
The State of New York maintains this site. Experts from the New York City Department of Mental Health and Hygiene answer questions concerning the insecticide "Deet".

www.medlineplus.gov
This is a consumer health site sponsored by the National Library of Medicine.

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/citizens/mosquito.htm
The United States Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Pesticide Programs sponsors this site. There is a detailed article on mosquitoes and how to control them.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/publications.htm
Publication describing the different aspects of West Nile Virus.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/2002spotlight.htm
The Division of Vector Borne Infectious Disease, an agency of the Center for Disease Control sponsors this site. Information about protecting yourself from mosquito bites.

http://cindi.usgs.gov/hazard/event/west_nile/west_nile.html
This site is sponsored by the United States Geological Service. Available on this site are National & State maps identifying mosquito infested areas.

OTHER SITES

http://www.apic.org/cons/westnile.cfm
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology sponsors this site. This information is specifically for consumers.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=D08D431B-4EBE-4827-BC99D64043A2426C&locID =
The Mayo Clinic Website offers information about the West Nile Virus.

http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/erap/WNV/
This site is sponsored by the Environmental Risk Analysis Department at Cornell University. Current information about the virus is provided for the public.

BOOKS

Despommier, Dickson. West Nile Story. ISBN 0970002718

Heinrich, Janet. West Nile Virus Outbreak: Lessons for Public Health Preparedness. http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=gao&docid=f:he00142r.pdf

Spielman, Andrew. Mosquito: A Natural History of Our Most Persistent & Deadly Foe. ISBN 0571209807

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