West Nile Virus Resources

What to know

To prevent West Nile virus infections, it is important to conduct surveillance and understand where and how much West Nile virus (WNV) activity is occurring in the United States. Below are several links to WNV Surveillance Guidelines and several reports describing WNV human activity in the United States.

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Surveillance, Prevention, and Control

Guidelines for West Nile Virus Surveillance and Control
West Nile surveillance and control guidelines for professionals working to protect public health.

Publications

Reducing West Nile Virus risk through vector management
West Nile virus in North America: perspectives on epidemiology and intervention

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR)

West Nile Virus and Other Nationally Notifiable Arboviral Diseases — United States, 2021
MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report / Vol. 72 / No. 34 / P. 901–906
West Nile Virus and Other Domestic Nationally Notifiable Arboviral Diseases — United States, 2020
MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report / Vol. 71 / No. 18 / P. 628–632
West Nile virus and other domestic nationally notifiable arboviral diseases — United States, 2019
MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report / Vol. 70 / No. 32 / P. 1069–1074
West Nile Virus and Other Domestic Nationally Notifiable Arboviral Diseases — United States, 2018
MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report / Vol. 68 / No. 31 / P. 673–678
Surveillance for West Nile Virus Disease — United States, 2009–2018
MMWR. Surveillance Summaries / Vol. 70 / No. 1 / P. 1–15

Additional material

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West Nile Virus Surveillance
Epidemiological and environmental surveillance of West Nile virus helps to prevent outbreaks.
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Related Links
Many agencies and organizations offer resources on West Nile virus.
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Content Source:
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)