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Submission of Dead Birds for West Nile Virus Survelliance
Information provided by the Jasper County Health Department
Jasper County Health Department has received a Vector Surveillance grant for 2012. Illinois Departement of Public Health requests local health departments to submit at least 3 "eligible" birds for testing. Dead birds are an important indicator for early WNV activity. All perching birds such as the crow, bluejay, grackle, starling, sparrows, finches, robin, cardinal, flycathers, swallows, catbird, mockingbird, warblers, and wrens will be accepted for testing.
Dead birds are now being accepted through octover 15, 2012. Please contact the Japser County Health Department, environmental division at 783-5206 if you find an "eligible bird" with no obvious cause of death. Birds should be believed dead less than 48 hours with on signs of decomposing.
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Linda Koester
Division of Environmental Health
Jasper County Health Department
106 East Edwards Street
Email: lkoester@jasperhealth.org
Jasper County Health Department
Division of Environmental Health
106 East Edwards
Newton, IL 62448
Phone: (618)783-5206 Fax (618)783-2339