Welcome To The West Nile Virus Information Center

 Updated  - Now Available Online!

The 2003 WNV Response Plan in now available online. Click here to view and/or download it.
UPDATED INFORMATION FROM CDC REGARDING THE USE OF MOSQUITO REPELLANTS! CLICK HERE.
(This has become one of the most frequently asked questions of public health departments in the St. Louis Metro Area. Please pay special attention to the information on children and schools.)
Toll-free CDC Public Response Hotline Service
for questions about West Nile Virus
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English : 1-888-246-2675 Spanish : 1-888-246-2857

Your Public health agencies in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area have joined together to create and support this page as a resource for our community. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, area hospitals and hospital staff, other medical professionals, mosquito control experts, and federal and state agency representatives have joined with us as partners in drafting an action plan for dealing with the arrival of the West Nile Virus.

The tabs on the left provide you with the opportunity to learn more about the West Nile Virus (WNV) or you may also report a dead or dying Crow, Blue Jay, or Hawk. To go directly to the website of any of the participating agencies click on the white underlined links at the top of the page.

If you would like to join the Missouri Mosquito and Vector Control Association please click here to download an application form.

Additional Resources

CDC West Nile Virus Page
CDC West Nile Virus Questions and Answers Page
CDC Links to Other West Nile Virus Websites
Mosquito Control and Pesticide Use - Joint Statement by CDC and EPA
Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services West Nile Virus Page
Information on Insect Repellants From The CDC
American Mosquito Control Association
Missouri Mosquito and Vector Control Association

 

The WNV Information Center is provided courtesy of The St. Charles County Department of Public Health & The Environment