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Educational Resources and Links

Brochures on mosquitoes and mosquito control:

• Mosquito Facts (pdf)
• Mosquito Control (English) (pdf)
• Mosquito Control (Spanish) (pdf)

Internet Resources:

• Mosquito Control and Pesticides
  • The American Mosquito Control Association
  • South Carolina Mosquito Control Association
  • Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Pesticide Programs, EPA and Mosquito Control - Public level page covering proper use of pesticides.
  • Clemson University Department of Entomology's Pesticide Information Program
• West Nile Virus
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's main page for West Nile Virus - Authoritative pages of information on the virus, the mosquito, the methods of prevention, treatment, and control.
  • National Pesticide Information Center's West Nile Virus Page
  • New York Online Access to Health (NOAH). West Nile Virus and Encephalitis - Page of links to public level material on the subject from various authorities. Includes several pages in Spanish.
  • United States Department of the Interior's Geological Survey West Nile Virus Maps - USGS works with CDC to create maps of incidence. The site includes fact sheets and annual summaries.
  • Cornell University. Environmental Risk Analysis Program. What’s Going on with West Nile Virus? - Excellent summary of current and past events. Includes a short bibliography and links to maps of incidence.
• Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) Virus
  • U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's EEE Facts
• Other Mosquito-borne Diseases
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Arbovirus Page - Information about other diseases (arboviruses) caused by mosquitoes

Physicians:

• Instructions for Physicians (pdf) - Up-to-date, detailed and referenced with active links.

Veterinarians and Animal Information:

• South Carolina Information:
  • Clemson University Livestock and Poultry Health Division
  • South Carolina Equine Encephalitis Submission Form (pdf)
• Equine Vaccination Information:
  • American Association of Equine Practitioners (pdf) - AAEP Guidelines for Vaccination of Horses
  • American Association of Equine Practitioners (pdf) - West Nile Virus Vaccination Guidelines

General Information:

• United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, West Nile Virus – animal cases.
• United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus – animal cases.
• Audubon Science - Up-to-date, detailed and referenced with active links.
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s West Nile Virus in Horses Page