West Nile Virus
West Nile Virus (WNV) is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes which can infect humans, birds, horses, and some other animals.
Although 80% of infected individuals don’t have any symptoms, the other 20% frequently present with just fever and viral symptoms. WNV may result in more severe CNS involvement including meningitis, encephalitis & poliomyelitis.
Policy & Guidance
- 2004 Medical Surveillance Plan for West Nile VirusBUMED Msg 132003Z Apr04
- Implementation of West Nile Virus (WNV) Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT); Single Donor Testing Under Investigational New Drug (IND) Protocol BUMED ltr 6530/25.2 Aug03
- Revised Guidelines for West Nile Virus (WNV) Screening, Deferral, Testing and Lookback BUMED ltr 6530/25.2 Jun03
WNV Maps
Specific Resources
- CDC West Nile Virus webpage
- CDC West Nile Virus Fact Sheet
- CDC West Nile Virus Surveillance and Control Guidelines
- NIOSH Safety & Health Topic: West Nile Virus
- USACHPPM West Nile Virus webpage
Reporting
- BUMED 6220.12A: Medical Event Reports Oct98 (pdf)
- TRISERVICE Reportable Events: Guidelines & Case Definitions May04 (pdf)
- Naval Disease Reporting System (NDRS)
- Using NDRS to report WNV Web tutorial showing how to add WNV to the NDRS database using the ICD-9 code of 066.4.
Publications
- AFPMB Tech Guide 36 : Personal Protection Measures Against Insects & Other Arthropods of Military Significance
- CDC Health Info for International Travel
- CIA-The World Factbook
- Arthropod surveillance guide
- NAVMED P-5010-8: Navy Entomology and Pest Control Technology
- WHO Disease Outbreak News
Related Webpages
Other Resources
- CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases
- CDC Division of Vector-Borne Diseases
- Deployment Health Clinical Center- West Nile Virus page
- Navy Entomology Center of Excellence
- DOD Global Emerging Infections System (GEIS)
This page last updated on March 17th, 2009.
Content last reviewed on March 1st, 2009.
Content last reviewed on March 1st, 2009.