Potential West Nile virus outbreak, North Vancouver
Watch the video of the presentation to the North Vancouver District Council in May, 2003.
Scene: a council meeting in May, 2008.
Characters:
Mayor – introduces the characters and acts as referee;
Director of Public Health – describes the local monitoring efforts from 2003-2007;
Director of Public Works - describes the proposed control measures;
and the following local citizens
Cedar – Green Party; anti- spraying; anti-Bt
Marion – property owner
Dr. Robin – environmental activist and birdwatcher
Sam – climatologist; notes forecast of wet summer in 2008 and outlines repercussions for WNV outbreak.
Citizens and protesters
Basic facts about West Nile:
US Center for Disease Control page
Government of Canada page
Surveillance maps (Canada)
Anti-spraying:
Sierra Club of Canada (Winnipeg)
Birds as disease vectors:
Browse the article by Rappole, J.H. (2000) “Migratory birds and spread of West Nile virus in the western hemisphere”. Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol 6, no. 4. (online via SFU Library)
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