Volume 10, Number 9—September 2004
Dispatch
Year-round West Nile Virus Activity, Gulf Coast Region, Texas and Louisiana
Robert B. Tesh*
, Ray Parsons†, Marina Siirin*, Yvonne Randle†, Chris Sargent†, Hilda Guzman*, Taweesak Wuithiranyagool†, Stephen Higgs*, Dana L. Vanlandingham*, Adil A. Bala†, Keith Haas‡, and Brian Zerinque§
, Ray Parsons†, Marina Siirin*, Yvonne Randle†, Chris Sargent†, Hilda Guzman*, Taweesak Wuithiranyagool†, Stephen Higgs*, Dana L. Vanlandingham*, Adil A. Bala†, Keith Haas‡, and Brian Zerinque§Table 3
Confirmed West Nile virus (WNV) activity in birds and mosquitoes collected in east Texas and southern Louisiana
| Date collected | WNV-positive sample | Locality |
|---|---|---|
| Nov. 3, 2003 | Blue Jay | Santa Fe, Galveston Co., TX |
| Nov. 7, 2003 | Blue Jay | Dickinson, Galveston Co., TX |
| Nov. 14, 2003 | Blue Jay | Houston, Harris Co., TX |
| Nov. 18, 2003 | Blue Jay | Pasadena, Harris Co., TX |
| Nov. 20, 2003 | Culex p. quinquefasciatus pool | Houston, Harris Co., TX |
| Nov. 20, 2003 | Cx. p. quinquefasciatus pool | Houston, Harris Co., TX |
| Dec. 16, 2003 | American Crow | Spring, Harris Co., TX |
| Jan. 2, 2004 | Northern Cardinal | New Iberia, Iberia Parish, LA |
| Jan. 22, 2004 | Blue Jay | Tomball, Harris Co., TX |
| Feb. 12, 2004 | American Goldfinch | Houston, Harris Co., TX |
| Feb. 12, 2004 | American Crow | Kingwood, Harris Co., TX |
| Feb. 19, 2004 | Loggerhead Shrike | Houston, Harris Co., TX |
| Mar. 4, 2004 | American Crow | Kingwood, Harris Co., TX |
