The Vector-Borne Disease Section (VBDS) protects the health and well-being of Californians from diseases transmitted to people from insects and other animals. VBDS conducts prevention, surveillance, and control of vector-borne diseases, including hantavirus pulmonary syndrome [1], plague [2], Lyme disease [3], West Nile virus [4], and other tick-borne [5] and mosquito-borne diseases [6].
The West Nile Virus hotline will continue to take reports of dead birds and squirrels. State of California Hotline 1-877-968-2473 (1-877- WNV-BIRD). You can also make a report of a dead bird online at: www.westnile.ca.gov [7]. For more information on West Nile Virus prevention, please go to www.fightthebite.net [8]
