Dead birds are often the first indication that West Nile virus is present in your neighborhood. Report dead birds online at westnile.ca.gov or by calling 877-WNV-BIRD.
Recorded by Contra Costa County Mosquito and Vector Control District. Byron Leiblein and his daughter describe his experience with West Nile virus, a potentially debilitating mosquito-borne illness. In California in 2014, 801 people became ill with West Nile virus, and 31 died.
Help fight invasive Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in San Mateo County. Dump and drain all standing water, and report daytime mosquito bites online or by calling (650) 344-8592.
This tiny head louse nymph hatched from a nit collected from a child’s head by a member of our laboratory staff.
Notice how its feet are equipped with tiny hooks (tarsi) used to grip the hair shaft. That’s why it’s impossible to shampoo lice out – they must be combed out with a special louse comb.
Public Information Session
October 27, 2014
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Introduction
Rosendo Rodriguez, Interim Manager, San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District
West Nile Virus Survivor Video
West Nile Virus in California
Dr. Scott Smith, Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine
Chief of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Kaiser Redwood City Hospital
