Information for Physicians

• Statement on personal protective measures to prevent arthropod bites: Public Health Agency of Canada
• WNV and the blood supply in BC: Provincial Blood Coordinating Office
• Information on West Nile virus disease from American College of Physicians
  

Linked articles

• Comparative efficacy of insect repellents against mosquito bites New England Journal of Medicine, 2002
• Management of patients with WNV: guidelines for health care providers Canada Communicable Diesase Report December 2005 [PDF]
• Characteristics of the rash associated with WNV fever Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2005 [PDF]
• The rash of West Nile virus infection Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2005 [PDF]
• Prevention of bites is key to summer safety in BC BC Medical Journal July/August 2007
• Mosquito repellent effectiveness: A placebo controlled trial comparing 95% DEET, and other repellents BC Medical Journal, June 2006 [PDF]
• Follow-up of 2003 human West Nile virus infections, Denver Colorado, Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006 [PDF]
  

Meetings

• US CDC 10th National Conference on WNV