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Extractions: Fact Sheet: Wild Bird Surveillance Critical for Early Detection of West Nile Virus USGS is coordinating a multi-state surveillance network to detect and monitor the movement of the West Nile Virus in birds, which can contract the disease from mosquitoes. During the fall of 1999, West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne disease never previously reported in the Western hemisphere, caused encephalitis in people in the New York City area. Birds are the natural hosts for this virus, which can be transmitted from infected birds to humans and other animals through bites of infected mosquitoes. USGS scientists and other investigators diagnosed West Nile virus in birds from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Maryland. USGS alerted State and Federal wildlife agencies and dispatched a team of wildlife health specialists from the National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, WI, to New York to determine the bird species involved and the geographic distribution of the virus. Wild bird surveillance will be used for early detection of the virus. Crow samples are especially important because crows appear to be highly sensitive to the virus. Crows can act as sentinels for local transmission of the disease since they normally travel less than 200 miles and generally do not migrate. Infected crows can also help State and local health departments determine the risk to humans.
NWHC: Wild Bird Surveillance Detects First West Nile Cases collaboration with Wildlife Services of us Department of active surveillance of residentwild bird species the susceptibility and virulence of west Nile virus http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/whats_new/fact_sheet/fact_first_cases.html
Extractions: Fact Sheet: Wild Bird Surveillance Detects First West Nile Cases USGS is working with states to coordinate a multi-state surveillance network aimed at detecting and monitoring West Nile Virus in birds. In June 8, 2000, the New York and New Jersey Public Health Departments reported detecting the West Nile virus (WNV) in tissues from wild crows. In New York the positive tests came from two American crows found dead on May 22 in Rockland County; the WNV positive crow from New Jersey was picked up in Bergen County on May 30. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has confirmed both of these results. The USGS Mapping Division is working with CDC to produce maps from CDCs WNV Surveillance System for the National Atlas of the United States. These products will be available to the public through the National Atlas website. Products include maps depicting the geographic range and expansion of WNV, and interactive maps linking to authoritative sources for information on the WNV. The USGS National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wisconsin, is continuing to provide diagnostic testing of bird carcasses and tissues submitted from state public health and state conservation agencies for the determination of WNV infection. A total of 316 birds from 15 states were tested from January 1 to June 15 of 2000. This included 180 birds from New York State; all were negative for WNV. During 1999,USGS tested 841 animals from 14 states and the District of Columbia and 45 submissions were positive.
USGS News Release Can Provide Early Warning of a Human Disease Like a canary in a coalmine, wild birdsoften provide us the earliest indication of west Nile Virus http://www.usgs.gov/public/press/public_affairs/press_releases/pr1679m.html
Extractions: USGS - Human Health Link at Philadelphia Meeting Dust and Human Health, Mercury and Arsenic in Drinking Water, West Nile Virus Note to Editors: Arrange an interview with USGS scientists during the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting (APHA) by visiting the USGS Exhibit at booths 1441 and 1443, Exhibit Hall A in the Pennsylvania Convention Center, or call Michelle Barret on 601-594-6234, or Scott Harris 703-201-3230. Dust from the Towers: In the days following last years terrorist attacks, USGS received a request from EPA and U.S. Public Health Service to help characterize and map the dusts deposited by the World Trade Center collapse. Within a week of the attacks, USGS scientists had worked with NASA to acquire state of the art satellite imagery over lower Manhattan, and were on the ground in New York sampling the dusts. By September 27, USGS scientists had characterized many of the dust samples, and released results of their work in two reports to emergency responders. Geochemist Geoffrey Plumlee will be available to discuss the teams work. A fact sheet summarizing the USGS work, USGS Environmental Studies of the World Trade Center Area, New York City, after September 11, 2001
Wildlife Manager Thomas A. Dale Receives NWTF Award great strides though his cooperation with the us Forest Service The west VirginiaState Chapter of the NWTF is one and use of the states wild turkey resource http://www.dnr.state.wv.us/2003news/03nws027.htm
Extractions: Contact: Curtis Taylor, Wildlife Resources Section Chief (304) 558-2771 wildlife@dnr.state.wv.us Wildlife Manager Thomas A. Dale Receives Award from the West Virginia State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation Thomas A. Dale of Marlinton, West Virginia, wildlife manager for the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, has received the prestigious Outstanding Wildlife Manager of the Year Award from the West Virginia State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), according to NWTF Regional Director Bob Farkasovsky. This award is presented annually to recognize and honor a Wildlife Manager in West Virginia who has demonstrated outstanding efforts in the management and conservation of the wild turkey and other wildlife resources of the state. In presenting this year’s award, Mr. Farkasovsky congratulated Tom for his many years of service to the sportsmen and women of West Virginia in the restoration and management of the wild turkey. "We are very proud of the work accomplished by Wildlife Managers throughout the state," Farkasovsky said. "The sportsmen of this state can be most thankful for the dedication that Tom Dale and many other Wildlife Managers demonstrate every day."
Canyonlands, America's Wild West: Human History 5000 to AD 250, people continued to gather wild plants and The us Army sent CaptainJohn N. Macomb on an Robbers Roost, a mesa top west of the Maze, served as http://www.pbs.org/edens/canyonlands/humanhistory.htm
Extractions: Courtesy of Neal Herbert, Canyonlands National Park Web Site People have visited what is now Canyonlands National Park for over 10,000 years. Over time, various groups moved in and out of the area in concert with the availability of natural resources and the technology for exploiting those resources. Hunter Gatherers The first humans known to visit Canyonlands were Paleoindians, who searched for large game animals and edible plants as long as 10,000 years ago. While some of their projectiles have been found in the park, it was not until about 5,000 years ago that people routinely lived in the area. During the time period from about 5000 to A.D. 250, people continued to gather wild plants and animals, utilizing stone tools and throwing devices like the atlatl. The importance of grasses is recorded on many archaic rock art panels, especially those representative of the "Barrier Canyon" style that can be seen in Horseshoe Canyon. Ancestral Puebloans Utes, Navajos and Paiutes
Art Burton The book tells the reallife stories of black lawmen and outlaws in the wild west. . THEREAL west, Arts VOICE OF AMERICA (us Information Service); BRITISH http://www.coax.net/people/lwf/burton.htm
Summary Of West Nile Virus In The United States, 1999 the origin of the WNV that caused the us outbreak An outbreak of west Nile virus occurredin a limited WNV was identified in wild birds, mosquitoes, humans, and http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ep/WNV/summary.html
Extractions: Service West Nile virus (WNV) was identified in a limited area of the northeastern United States in wild birds, mosquitoes, humans, and horses in 1999. The affected area consisted of parts of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and one county in Maryland. The map in Figure 1 indicates the areas where evidence of the virus was found. Clinical illness in humans and horses occurred during a period from early August through late October ( Figure 2 ). WNV activity in the United States has ended because of various factors, including climate and vector control activities. The scientific literature about WNV indicates that transmission is primarily through a mosquito-bird cycle, with occasional incursions into other vertebrates as terminal hosts only. The literature supports the conclusion that horses are terminal hosts for WNV and do not maintain a sufficient viremia to infect either other mammals (including humans) or mosquitoes. An outbreak of human encephalitis of then unknown etiology began in New York City in early August 1999. On September 14, 1999, a virus was isolated at the National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa, from tissues of a crow from the New York City area. This virus was later identified as WNV and confirmed as the cause of the human encephalitis outbreak. WNV was also isolated from central nervous system tissue of a horse on Long Island, New York, that exhibited neurologic signs; the isolate was confirmed to be WNV by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on October 18, 1999. A total of 25 cases of WNV have been identified in horses, all in Suffolk and Nassau Counties on Long Island, New York. Because horses are not known to play a role in transmission of WNV, quarantines were never placed on any non-clinically ill horses in the outbreak area.
EDSITEment - Lesson Plans the hero of his novel, The Call of the wild? common representations of Native Americanswithin the us and a Looking at historic maps of the west, students can http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_lesson.asp?subjectArea=3&subcategory=26
Old West Books - Guidon Books $150.00. GeorgeWarren, Holly. Cowboy How Hollywood Invented the wild west. A freshperspective on the role of the us Army in the west, placing it in the http://www.guidon.com/west.html
Extractions: Table of Contents for our Old West Books Wyatt Earp - Tombstone Superstition Mountains The West Arizona ... Ephemera Peter Cozzens, editor Stackpole Books, 2002 - $49.95 The Indian Wars of popular imagination evoke images of the Great Plains, charging cavalry, and heoric last stands. But some of the most severe, poignant, and decisive encounters between the army and Native American tribes occurred in the Pacific Northwest. Among these overlooked conflicts are the Modoc War, which sixty warriors stood off more than ten times their number of soldiers for six months, and the long and bloody Nez Perce campaign, arguably the most unjust war ever thrust on the American Indian. In the latter half of the 19th century, the American West was an untamed frontier, a fierce battleground where the preservation of law and order was a difficult task. Following the west coast mining boom, settlers from the east rapidly began to migrate to the abundance of land awaiting claim. The expansion of the United States, however, was barred by the unwillingness of the native peoples to give up the land that they had lived on for generations. Consequently, antagonism between the Indians and settlers led to bitter violence on several occasions, necessitating the intervention of the U.S. miltiary, hence the so-called "Indian Wars."
WEST VIRGINIA STATE FACT SHEET The usGS, in cooperation with the us Environmental Protection and major researchfacilities in west Virginia. diseases of cultured and wild fishes, develops http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/FS/FS-049-96/
Extractions: The safety, health, and economic well being of West Virginia's citizens are important to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), which is involved in water, resource, mapping, and land-use issues in many parts of the State. Through cooperative programs with many State and local agencies, the USGS is studying coal extraction and its effects and assessing water quality and mineral potential. Through national programs, citizens of West Virginia have access to the thousands of map, book, and digital products of the USGS. This Fact Sheet details some of the programs and activities of the USGS in West Virginia. Coal accounts for between 20 and 25 percent of the total energy used and more than 50 percent of the electricity generated in the United States. Coal from Appalachian Basin fields in West Virginia is a major resource for the Nation. Assessment of potential coal development recognizes both physical constraints and societal restrictions on mining. Since 1988, the USGS, in cooperation with the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey (WVGES), has identified these restrictions as part of a national effort to analyze the relation between mining restrictions and potential coal availability. New technologies that use coal will require resources of specific and known quality. The economics of coal utilization depend on mining and transportation costs. Coal quality affects those costs, especially with respect to waste disposal. For example, high concentrations of sulfur in coal beds and associated rocks may produce acid drainage after mining or acid rain after combustion but may be beneficial in a synthetic fuel process. The USGS, is supplying information to the WVGES, for development of cost-effective strategies to predict areas of high potential for acid production, to mitigate acidity problems, and to cleanup existing contamination.
Hypertext News From The Western US More specifically, the Colloquium will give us a forum to such archetypical charactersas goth girls and west coast designers Navigational feints run wild. http://www.hypertextkitchen.com/USWest.html
Extractions: US East ... Writing Opportunities Another good conference on new media: from March 8-10, University of California, Santa Barbara, hosts Interfacing Knowledge: New Paradigms for Computing in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences . Featuring Peter Lunenfeld, Lev Manovich, and Katherine Hayles. This year Art In Motion (AIM) III , in partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, presents Luna Park , a series of lectures, events, and critical inquiries into digital art practice and culture. During winter and spring 2002, a lecture series and two-day symposium will examine art, technology, entertainment, and activism in the context of globalization, the growing privatization of culture, and our fascination with the spectacular. Featured artists and theorists include Natalie Jeremijenko, DJ Spooky, Coco Fusco, and Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. AIM is the annual international festival of time-based media presented by the University of Southern California School of Fine Arts. AIM is directed by artist Janet Owen. The AIM III lecture series and symposium are programmed by artist and AIM Executive Producer Christiane Robbins. Events are free; museum admission is not included. The Electronic Literature Organization's State of the Arts Symposium will be held at the University of California, Los Angeles, from April 4-6. The event will unite many of the leading writers, critics, publishers and readers working in the field of electronic literature for three nights and two days of readings, demonstrations, and concentrated discussions on the state of the arts of electronic literature. Keynote speakers include novelist Robert Coover, critic Katherine Hayles, and author and publisher Jason Epstein. Register now and receive a 25% early-bird discount.
West Falmouth Oil Spill The west Falmouth oil spill site, specifically at wild Harbor a major effort to revisitthe wild Harbor site of the Department of Science at the us Coast Guard http://www.whoi.edu/media/westfalmouthoilspill.html
Extractions: Photo by Tom Kleindinst Thirty years after approximately 175,000 gallons of No. 2 fuel oil spilled from the barge FLORIDA in Buzzards Bay near West Falmouth, MA, residues of the oil can still be found in salt marsh sediments, according to a report to be released November 15 by scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and colleagues at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Their findings, to appear in the journal Environmental Science and Technology published by the American Chemical Society, provide further evidence that oil persists in the marine environment for a long period of time even though the surface sediments recover quickly and appear visually healthy.
Extractions: West Nile Virus - Birds More at Risk Than Humans American Bird Conservancy Position Statement Scientists do not yet understand the effects West Nile Virus will have on populations of native North American birds. Already, close to sixty species, numbering in the thousands in terms of individual birds, have been diagnosed as having died from the virus in northeastern United States. It remains to be seen if the virus will spread to other regions of the U.S. and Latin America. Recent laboratory tests have shown that West Nile is 100% lethal to crows, but the mortality rate is likely to vary among susceptible species. Historically, immunologically naive birds have suffered devastating population losses due to introduced disease in many parts of the world. In the end, there may be very little that wildlife and health officials can do to contain the spread of West Nile Virus in the U.S. to protect birds. Mosquito control officials have responded responsibly in doing all that they can to stop the spread of the virus. However, most experts agree that West Nile has likely been established in North America and the time has come for the development of a standardized plan to combat the virus in the future. As a conservation organization, the mission of the American Bird Conservancy is to protect birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. To protect important bird habitat, a balanced perspective on mosquito control for West Nile Virus should reflect the important ecological role of non-target insects as natural mosquito predators, pollinators, and important food resources for birds.
West Nile Virus Basic facts from the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.Category Health Conditions and Diseases Viral west Nile Virus the extent to which west Nile virus may be present in wild game. Surveillance studiesare currently underway in collaboration with the us Geological Survey http://edcp.org/html/wn.html
Extractions: A. "Encephalitis" means an inflammation of the brain and can be caused by viruses and bacteria, including viruses transmitted by mosquitoes. West Nile encephalitis is an infection of the brain caused by West Nile virus, a flavivirus commonly found in Africa, West Asia, and the Middle East. It is closely related to St. Louis encephalitis virus found in the United States. Q. How long has West Nile virus been in the U.S.?
UCLA History 98T, Spring 2000 an overlap of remote wilderness location, the wild west, sacred land The us emergedas, and still remains, a very New Mexico, and the American west through a http://teknoculture.com/lanm/class.html
Extractions: home dissertation digital archive ucla course weekly topics related sites about this project author ... noculture.com Within the Los Alamos, NM science city and northern New Mexico region scientists and management endeavor to maintain a world-class science people of color experiences ethnic tensions , space and place create an overlap of remote wilderness location, the wild west, sacred land, and familial heritage. UCLA History 98T - Seminar 1, Spring 2000 Sociocultural Aspects of 20th-Century Technopoles in the American West: Los Alamos, New Mexico On August 6, 1945 the Enola Gay dropped the atomic bomb called "Little Boy" over Hiroshima, Japan and three days later, "Fat Man" over Nagasaki. The following day the Japanese Emperor accepted the unconditional surrender terms proposed by the United States. The U.S. emerged as, and still remains, a very prominent country after the war because of this scientific outcome. Scientists, military personnel, and equipment converged to a secret military base in the remote location of Los Alamos, New Mexico to design these destructive devices. The concentration of scientists, managerial expertise and supporting resources into a small geographic region made Los Alamos a basic technopole. More elaborate technopoles, like Silicon Valley, produce significant economic, political, economic and cultural regional dynamics.
WNVQA is most prevalent in the Southeast and Midwest us WNV is Although wild birds havebeen killed by WNV, it is Can west Nile Virus cause illness in my cat or dog? http://www.agr.state.ga.us/html/wnvqa.html
Extractions: Atlanta, GA 30334 West Nile Virus Questions and Answers We have received numerous questions about West Nile Virus. With the assistance of the Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Public Health we have answered some of the questions about the human aspects of West Nile Virus, and our own staff here at the Georgia Department of Agriculture has answered other questions about West Nile Virus that relate to agriculture and areas that we regulate. If you need more information, please contact us at 404-656-3689 or 1-800-282-5852. What is West Nile Virus? West Nile Virus (WNV) is one of several viruses spread by mosquitoes. It is closely related to St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) virus. SLE virus is most prevalent in the Southeast and Midwest U.S. WNV is also found in Africa, Europe, and Asia (primarily in countries bordering the Mediterranean). Infection with this virus does not always result in clinical disease. Studies have shown that normally only a small percentage of humans infected with the virus will show symptoms of disease and even fewer will develop any serious complications. Should I be worried about West Nile Virus?
Extractions: Reprinted from the Endangered Species Bulletin Vol. XXI No. 1) Return to the Bulletin * Highlights Page.] ................................................................ [Click the symbol anywhere below to return here.] Region 3 The Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) East Lansing, Michigan, Field Office is supporting a graduate research project on the common tern ( Sterna hirundo ), a "species of concern" in eastern Michigan. The study focuses on factors such as predation, weather, and human disturbance that affect reproduction at two tern colonies in Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron. The project also is investigating the use of nesting platforms for increasing reproductive success. The FWS Columbia, Missouri, Field Office and Missouri Department of Conservation conducted a search in the southeastern part of the State for new sites of Hall's bulrush ( Scirpus hallii ), another species of concern. Although no new populations were located, an impressive 2,000 plants were estimated at the one extant site in Scott County. This is the largest estimate for the species at any Missouri site and one of the largest populations in the country. The estimate confirms observations of other botanists who have noted that populations of Hall's bulrush fluctuate widely from year to year. Region 4 The City of Wilson, North Carolina, has received FWS approval to proceed with construction of the Buckthorn Reservoir and to prepare a conservation plan for minimizing impacts on dwarf wedge mussel (
Ducks Unlimited: West Nile Virus a naturally occurring virus in the us and Canada there is no cause for panic aboutWest Nile Virus follow the usual precautions when handling wild animals, and http://www.ducks.org/news/west_nile_virus_september_2002.asp
Extractions: DU Named Presenting Sponsor of Super Retriever Series Sandi Beitzel Named 2003 Budweiser Outdoorsman of the Year Ducks Unlimited Supports Hunting Heritage Accord DU sponsored program opens new doors for disabled sportsmen ... DU Magazine Editor Helps Pick Federal Duck Stamp Weather Forecast Enter city or US Zip What Hunters Need to Know about the West Nile Virus The West Nile Virus is a member of the Japanese encephalitis complex, and was first isolated in 1937 in Africa and the Middle East. WN Virus is closely related to St. Louis encephalitis, a naturally occurring virus in the U.S. and Canada. Symptoms of WN virus include: increased body temperature, shaking of tilted head, and imprecise motor skills. The virus is passed when a mosquito bites an infected bird, and then becomes infected. Scientists do not believe that humans can contract the virus from direct contact with an infected human, dog, or other vertebrate. MEMPHIS, TN, September 20, 2002With waterfowl hunting season just around the corner, hunters want to know about the risk of contracting West Nile (WN) Virus from either handling or consuming wild game birds.
