Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 12:15:19 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Robert Weiner Subject: Fwd: [ChevyChase] West Nile Virus (fwd) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT mdospreyers, FYI. the site below is near some of the birding areas in Rock Creek Park, DC. rob Robert Weiner (rweiner@gwu.edu) George Washington University Washington DC 20052 202 994 5981 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >I found a dead crow on a sidewalk in the 3200 block of Livingston St last >week. I placed a sheet of paper under it warning no one to touch it and >called the DC Dept of Health asking them if they were interested in pick >it up for testing for West Nile Virus. They called me back - verified its >location and picked it up within 24 hrs. I received a call back yesterday >notifying me the crow tested positive. I was advised to take the >precautions we've already heard: eliminate mosquito breeding spots >(standing water) and try not to get bitten. Mosquitos should be dying out >for this season soon but the warning is extended for next spring/summer. >Nancy Wischnowski ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================