West Nile Virus: Other Places To Get Help
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Other Places To Get Help
Online Resource
| West Nile Virus information (Canada) | |
| Health Canada | |
| Web Address: | http://www.westnilevirus.gc.ca |
Health Canada's West Nile virus information Web site provides an overview of the virus, its effects, and how it is spread; information on how you can protect yourself and your family from infection; and the latest statistics and maps of reported West Nile virus cases in Canada. You also can call the National West Nile Virus Info-line at 1-800-816-7292. | |
Organizations
| Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | |
| Web Address: | www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile |
This Web site, maintained by the CDC Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, contains information and the latest statistics about West Nile virus. It includes a link to state health departments for local information and to report possible cases of insect-borne (arboviral) illness. The Web site also has information on other insect-borne illnesses. The site includes a link to the latest U.S. Geological Survey maps showing where West Nile virus has been found. You can find the maps at the following Web site: http://westnilemaps.usgs.gov/2002/. | |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health | |
| NIAID Office of Communications and Public Liaison | |
| 6610 Rockledge Drive, MSC 6612 | |
| Bethesda, MD 20892-6612 | |
| Phone: | 1-866-284-4107 toll-free (301) 496-5717 |
| Fax: | (301) 402-3573 |
| TDD: | 1-800-877-8339 |
| Web Address: | www.niaid.nih.gov |
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases conducts research and provides consumer information on infectious and immune-system-related diseases. | |
| Last updated: | August 25, 2008 |
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| Author: | Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS |
| Reviewed By: | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine, Christine Hahn, MD - Epidemiology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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