West Nile Virus Prevention and Control
West Nile Virus (WNV) causes bird disease that is transmitted by mosquitoes. Humans, horses and other mammals may also be infected. In humans the most serious manifestation of WNV infection is encephalitis (inflammation of the brain).
NEWS: The annual Mosquito Control & West Nile Virus Prevention grant program is now accepting applications.
Click here to apply. The submission deadline is June 1. Grant awards will be issued after July 1.
Quick Links
- South Dakota West Nile virus fact sheet
- West Nile Review: 15 Years of Human Disease in South Dakota, 2002-2016, first appeared in South Dakota Medicine, August 2017
- NASA's Mosquito Meets MODIS: South Dakota Fights West Nile Virus video (featuring SDSU biology professor Michael Hildreth, SDSU senior scientist Michael Wimberly, & Lon Kightlinger, State Epidemiologist for the Department of Health)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- SDSU Extension
- Association of State and Territorial Health Officials