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Q: What is a Vector?

A vector is any insect or arthropod, rodent or other animal of public health significance capable of harboring or transmitting the causative agents of human disease, or capable of causing human discomfort or injury.

REPORT A DEAD BIRD

If you find a dead bird, and it appears to have died within the last 24 hours, carefully, and without touching the bird, place the carcass in a plastic bag and put it in a cool or shady place.

There is a limit to the number of birds we can test, especially from areas that have submitted several samples already. You may be instructed to dispose of the carcass.

Between 7:00am and 2:30pm on Monday through Thursday, and 7:00am and 1:30pm on Friday, please contact:

Orange County Vector Control District
13001 Garden Grove Boulevard
Garden Grove, California 92843-2102

Telephone: (714) 971-2421  Ext. 117
E-mail: wnsurv@ocvcd.org

Please include a daytime phone number in the e-mail.  We must speak with someone directly to coordinate a pick-up.

After hours and on weekends and holidays, we will return the call as soon as possible.

For Information Concerning West Nile Virus in Humans

Centers for Disease Control
English:   (888) 246-2857
Spanish:  (888) 246-2857
TTY:         (888) 874-2646
Telephone: (970) 221-6496
Web Site: www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/

Orange County Health Care Agency
Telephone: (714) 834-8024
Web Site: http://www.ochealthinfo.com/epi/wnv.htm

Additional West Nile Virus Information

California West Nile Surveillance Information Center
Web Site: http://www.westnile.ca.gov/

Cornell University, Environmental Risk Analysis Program
Web Site: http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/erap/wnv/

Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
Recorded Information:  (800) 975-4448

Web Site: http://www.lapublichealth.org/acd/vectorwestnile.htm