Jackson County

Useful and current information about West Nile Virus can be found at the following site:

http://outreach.missouri.edu/mowin/Sourcewater2/westnile.html

The following sources at the University of Missouri-Columbia offer their expertise to help provide information about the disease: 

Human Symptoms/Treatments for West Nile Virus Infection

Eddie Hedrick, manager
Infection Control, MU Healthcare
(573) 882-2264
HedrickE@missouri.edu

Mosquitoes; Virus Transmission by Mosquitoes

Richard Houseman, assistant professor
Department of Entomology
(573) 882-7181
HousemanR@missouri.edu

Role of Birds in Virus Transmission

Robert Pierce, wildlife specialist
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
(573) 882-4337
PierceR@missouri.edu

Birds as Carriers of the Virus; Epidemiology of the Virus

Alex Bermudez, associate professor
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology
(573) 882-6811

West Nile Virus and Horses

Phil Johnson, associate professor
Dept. of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
(573) 882-0902

Diagnostic Testing for West Nile Virus
(General information only; cannot discuss specific cases)

Steve Kleiboeker, assistant professor
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology
(573) 884-9257
KleiboekerS@Missouri.edu 

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		University of Missouri Extension Jackson County Jacksonblsp@missouri.edu Updated 12/13/06