As of 2007, the State of Wyoming will no longer be testing for West Nile virus (WNV) in birds.
Since 2002, Wyoming residents and the state Public Health Laboratory have been cooperating in collecting and testing dead birds in order to gather data on WNV activity in Wyoming. Not much correlation has been observed between the prevalence of WNV in birds and humans, according to surveyors with the state health department's Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program.

2002 - 2006

Birds
1,432 tested for WNV
16% positive		 Humans
480 cases of WNV
16 deaths

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have cut Wyoming's federal funding for WNV activities by 40%, leading state health officials to decide resources would be better spent focusing more on human WNV programs, such as surveillance, testing, and education on virus activity in humans.

Testing of horses for possible WNV infection will continue at the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory. If you have questions about the WNV testing program for horses, contact Dr. Todd Cornish at the WSVL, (307) 742-6638.

For more information about West Nile virus and West Nile virus testing, click on the following links:

March 28, 2007 Press Release
Bad Skeeter
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

You may also get information by calling the Wyoming Department of Health's West Nile virus hotline at 1-877-WYO-BITE.

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