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| To speak with someone concerning West Nile Virus
(WNV) during business hours, or to leave a telephone message concerning
a dead bird report, please call the State WNV information line at (866)
MASS-WNV or (866) 627-7968.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) will be relying on dead bird reports, particularly Crow and Blue Jay, as part of their surveillance program to provide an early warning of where the risk of WNV transmission to humans may be developing. Testing of Dead BirdsDead bird reports to MDPH Public Health information line at (866) 627-7968 will be recorded in the Geographic Infomation System (GIS) and some of the reported Crows and Blue Jays will be selected for testing. Callers will be informed if the bird is to be tested and the MDPH will co-ordinate with town officials to arrange for he safe collection and transport for testing. Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment Laboratory will serve as a bird repository for all birds on Cape Cod which have been selected for testing. No birds will be accepted at the County repository unless they are assigned a state tracking number by the MPDH and properly packaged. Useful links for West Nile Virus Information (Adobe Acrobat Reader required):
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