West Nile Virus

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With the discovery of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Michigan in 2001, Oakland County Health Division developed this section of our Web site to help you better understand the virus, as well as to inform you of things you can do to control mosquitoes in your neighborhood. For more information on WNV, check out each of the links below or call 877-377-3641.

• WNV Fact Sheet 
  
  
• WNV Fact Sheet (en español)
  
  
• How to Reduce the Risk of West Nile Virus 
  
  
• Where do Mosquitos Grow? 
  
  
• How to Dispose of Dead Birds 
  
  
• Questions & Answers about Dogs and Cats 
  
  
• Questions & Answers about Horses 

Additional information on West Nile Virus can be found at:

• www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases
  
  
• www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/index.htm

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