WNV Resources
The Dallas County Medical Society considered
these resources in determining its position and recommendation
to Dallas County and
Dallas city officials in support of aerial spraying.
DCMS physicians present comments at Aug. 14 meeting of Dallas
County Commissioners Court
Frequently Asked Questions About West Nile and Aerial
Spraying
Common symptoms of West Nile Virus infections.
Various media links and resources featuring Dallas County Medical Society's
stance on aerial spraying in Dallas County.
Research Paper: Efficacy of Resmethrin Aerosols Applied from the
Road for Suppressing Culex Vectors of West Nile Virus
Abstract: Nontarget Effects of the Mosquito Adulticide Pyrethrin Applied Aerially During a West Nile Virus Outbreak in an Urban California Environment
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WNV Web sites
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Guidelines for Surveillance, Prevention and Control
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): West Nile Virus: Information and Guidance for Clinicians
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mosquito Control and West Nile Virus
American Mosquito Control Association
Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District
Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University
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WNV Journals, Studies, and Other Documents
American Journal of Epidemiology: The Epidemiology of St. Louis Encephalitis in Dallas, Texas 1966 (Pages 1-15)
Public Health Reports: Economic Cost of St. Louis Encephalitis Epidemic in Dallas, Texas, 1966 (Pages 860-866)
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Human Exposure to Mosquito-Control Pesticides - Mississippi, North Carolina, and Virginia, 2002-2003 (Pages 530-535)
Emerging Infectious Diseases: Efficacy of Aerial Spraying of Mosquito Adulticide in Reducing Incidence of West Nile Virus, California, 2005 (Pages 747-754)
Journal of Medical Entomology: Impact of Aerial Spraying of Pyrethrin
Insecticide on Culex
pipiens and Culex tarsalis (Diptera:Culicidae) Abundance and West
Nile Virus Infection Rates
in an Urban/Suburban Area of Sacramento County, California (Pages
751-757)
Emerging Infectious Diseases: Economic Cost Analysis of West Nile Virus Outbreak, Sacramento County, California, USA, 2005 (Pages
480-486)
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association: Community Aerial Mosquito Control and Naled Exposure (Pages 42-46)
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association: Evaluation of Efficacy and Human Health Risk of Aerial Ultra-Low Volume Applications
of Pyrethrins and Piperonyl Butoxide for Adult Mosquito Management
in Response to West Nile Virus Activity in Sacramento County, Calif.
(Pages 57-66)
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry: Environmental Concentrations, Fate and Risk Assessment of Pyrethrins and Piperonyl Butoxide After
Aerial Ultra-Low Volume Applications for Adult Mosquito Management
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