West Nile Virus Related Press Releases
2006
- June 30, 2006 - Flooding Continues to Pose Risks to New Yorkers in the Aftermath of Recent Storms
- June 1, 2006 - State Health Department Urges New Yorkers To Take Precautions To Protect Themselves From Potential Exposure To West Nile Virus
2005
- July 28, 2005 - Human West Nile Virus Infection Now Identified in New York State, Health Officials Urge Prevention
- May 27, 2005 - State Health Department Urges New Yorkers to Take Precautions to Protect Themselves from Potential Exposure to West Nile Virus
2004
- September 2, 2004 - Health Department Offers Tips for Outdoor Activities, Urges New Yorkers to "Fight The Bite"
- July 30, 2004 - State Health Commissioner Urges Mosquito Precautions
2003
- August 27, 2003 - First Human Case of West Nile Virus Identified Upstate
- May 21, 2003 - First West Nile Virus-Infected Bird Confirmed - Officials stress there is no imminent health risk; encourage mosquito reduction strategies
2002
- October 8, 2002 - State Health Commissioner Urges Continued Vigilance Against West Nile Virus - Buffalo resident's death remains under investigation
- August 30, 2002 - First West Nile Virus Case Diagnosed Upstate - Officials Stress Continued Importance of Personal Mosquito Prevention
- July 5, 2002 - First West Nile Virus-Infected Mosquito Pool Confirmed
- May 16, 2002 - First West Nile Virus - Infected Bird Confirmed in New York - Officials stress there is no imminent health risk; encourage mosquito reduction strategies
- May 16, 2002 - State Health Department Urges Calls to "Dead Bird Hotline" - USDA's Wildlife Services Toll Free Number To Be Available June 1
2001
- December 27, 2001 - New York State West Nile Virus Response Moves to Next Phase - Laboratory research to continue; State examines response strategies for next year
- September 6, 2001 - Human Case of West Nile Virus Prompts Renewed Health Warnings - Preliminary Tests Reveal Suffolk County Woman is State's First WNV Case Outside NYC
- August 16, 2001 - Health Commissioner Urges Personal Mosquito Protection
- July 19, 2001 - New West Nile Virus Findings Released
- May 24, 2001 - First West Nile Virus-Infected Bird Confirmed in New York - Officials stress there is no imminent health risk; encourage mosquito reduction strategies
- April 24, 2001 - State Health Commissioner Announces West Nile Virus Prevention Education Campaign for 2001
- April 5, 2001 - Health Officials Unveil 2001 West Nile Virus Response Plan
2000
- September 15, 2000 - Health Commissioner Warns That West Nile Virus Risk Remains
- August 30, 2000 - West Nile Virus Confirmed for the First Time in Bats
- August 18, 2000 - State Health Department Confirms WNV in Two More Counties - Positive Bird Specimens are Confirmed in Saratoga and Clinton Counties
- August 7, 2000 - State Health Department Confirms Presence of West Nile Virus in Three Additional Counties
- August 4, 2000 - State Health Department Confirms Presence of West Nile Virus in Four Additional Counties
- August 3, 2000 - State Health Department Confirms Presence of West Nile Virus in Five Additional Counties
- July 28, 2000- State Health Department Confirms West Nile Virus in Ulster and Onondaga County Crows
- July 21, 2000 - State Health Department Announces West Nile Virus Detected In Nine More Birds and One More Mosquito Pool
Dr. Novello Urges Public to Use Common Sense Precautionary Measures - July 17, 2000 - State Health Department Announces West Nile Virus Detected In Mosquitoes and Four More Birds
Mosquito Pools from Westchester and Suffolk Counties Test Positive for West Nile Virus - July 5, 2000 - State Health Department Goes "Hollywood" to Fight The Bite
- June 22, 2000 - Statement from The New York State Department of Health
- June 9, 2000 - State Health Department Confirms West Nile Virus in Pair of Rockland County Crows
- March 9, 2000 - Statement by New York State Health Commissioner Antonia C. Novello, M.D.
- February 18, 2000 - State Plan for West Nile Virus Response Prepared - Public Comment is Solicited on Draft Plan
1999
- December 16, 1999 - State Health Officials Target West Nile Virus
- October 15, 1999 - Migrating Birds Found in Saratoga and Orange Counties Test Positive for West Nile Virus
- October 1, 1999 - State Health Department Provides Insect Repellent for Distribution in Counties at Risk from West Nile-Like Virus
- September 28, 1999 - New Hotline Number Available
- September 27, 1999 - New York State Health Commissioner Responds to Encephalitis Epidemic, Discovery of West Nile-Like Virus
- September 24, 1999 - CDC Identifies New Encephalitis Virus in New York State
