Enviro-Health Links - Pesticides Used to Control West Nile Virus
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Outbreak of West Nile-like viral encephalitis--New York, 1999
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1999 Oct 1;48(38):845-9
Overview
- Articles on West Nile Virus from Emerging Infectious Diseases
Published in 2001. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Fight the Bite!
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Links to State and Local Government West Nile Virus Sites
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Mosquito Control and West Nile Virus
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Outbreak of West Nile-like viral encephalitis--New York, 1999
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1999 Oct 1;48(38):845-9 - Pesticides and Toxicology
National Pesticide Information Center - Pesticide Information Profiles (PIP)
Extensive collection of Pesticide Active Ingredient Profiles / EXTOXNET - The EXtension TOXicology NETwork - West Nile Virus
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - West Nile Virus Resource Guide
National Pesticide Information Center, Oregon State University - What is a Pesticide?
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Data
- Pesticide Illness & Injury Surveillance
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - 2009 West Nile Virus Activity in the United States
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Surveillance for Acute Insecticide-Related Illness Associated
with Mosquito-Control Efforts --- Nine States, 1999--2002
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2003 Jul 11;52(27);629-634. - West Nile Virus Maps 2009
U. S. Geological Survey
Regulations and Policy
- Regulating Biopesticides
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Regulating Pesticides
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mosquito Control and Pesticides
Mosquito Control
- EPA and Mosquito Control
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - EPA/CDC Joint Statement on Mosquito Control in the U.S.
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Fight the Bite - Mosquitoes and West Nile Virus
New York State Department of Health - Methods of Mosquito Control
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Pesticides and Repellants
- Health Advisory: Tick and Insect Repellents
New York State Department of Health - How to Use Insect Repellents Safely
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - The Insect Repellent DEET
Pesticides: Topical & Chemical Fact Sheets, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Insect Repellent Use and Safety
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Pesticide Information for Consumers
Maryland Department of Agriculture - 2009 North Carolina Agricultural Chemicals Manual
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University - Updated Information Regarding Mosquito Repellents (PDF, 100 KB)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Using Pesticides Safely
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - What can I do if there is spraying in my community?
New York State Department of Health
Searches from the National Library of Medicine
PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
TOXLINE - Special journal literature, technical reports and archival collections
Hazardous Substances Data Bank - Toxicology of potentially hazardous chemicals
ChemIDplus - Chemical identification and structure database
Household Products Database - Health and safety information on household products
Tox Town - Consumer introduction to environmental health and toxic chemicals
MedlinePlus - Consumer Health Information
Portals
- American Mosquito Control Association
- National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC)
A cooperative effort of Oregon State University and the Environmental Protection Agency - PAN Pesticide Database
Pesticide Action Network - Pesticide Education Resources
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Información en Español
- Controlando Mosquitos alrededor del Hogar (PDF, 36 KB)
Fairfax County Health Department - Pesticidas
MedlinePlus - Tox Town en Español
- Uso seguro de los pesticidas
Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos - Vestido para Repeler. Utiliza los Repelentes de Insectos de Manera Segura
New York State Health Department - Virus del Nilo Occidental
MedlinePlus - Virus del Nilo Occidental: lo que debe saber
Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades
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