West Nile Virus in Vermont
West Nile is a virus that is spread by mosquitoes. West Nile virus has a widespread distribution in Africa, West Asia, and the Middle East.
In late summer 1999, the first domestically acquired human cases of West Nile virus were documented in the United States in the New York City metropolitan area.
Get the facts about West Nile virus, information about bug repellents and dead bird testing.
Print the WNV poster (pdf, 202 KB).
Links
- Information about the pesticide Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) (pdf)
- CDC West Nile Virus webpage
- USDA West Nile Virus webpage — For information on West Nile virus and animals, primarily horses and other livestock.
- USGS West Nile Virus National Maps


