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USGS Announcement For New West Nile Virus And Chronic Wasting Disease Wildpro Information Resources

PRESS RELEASE

Date: 19 February 2004

 

The USGS-National Wildlife Health Center and Wildlife Information Network (WIN) are pleased to announce the release of two new electronic information sources on West Nile Virus and Chronic Wasting Disease.

The information resources are designed to support anyone who has need of information on these emerging diseases: from policy-makers and disease investigators, to veterinarians, horse-owners, hunters and the general public.

Summaries are provided in addition to detailed disease descriptions and recommended management techniques. Written information is supplemented with videos, photographs and external documents provided in the Electronic Library.

These massive encyclopaedic volumes are now available on both CD-ROMs and on the Internet. Information is peer-reviewed and fully referenced to the source materials.

The Internet West Nile Virus and Chronic Wasting Disease volumes can be accessed through www.nwhc.usgs.gov, and CD-ROMs can be ordered directly from the Wildlife Information Network www.wildlifeinformation.org.

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Notes to editors:

  1. The National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) is a science center of the Biological Resources Division of the United States Geological Survey (US Department of the Interior) located in Madison, Wisconsin. The NWHC was established in 1975 as a biomedical laboratory dedicated to assessing the impact of disease on wildlife and to identify the role of various pathogens in contributing to wildlife losses. WIN has been collaborating with NWHC for over seven years. (For further information see http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov)
  2. Wildpro© Multimedia is an Electronic Encyclopaedia and Library providing information on emerging infectious diseases and the health and management of captive and free-ranging wild animals. It is a living document, with new information being added constantly through the development of new modules. It is researched, developed and published by Wildlife Information Network (WIN) to provide information to decision-makers world-wide, and users include wildlife managers, researchers, government officials, veterinarians, field biologists, zoologists, laboratory diagnosticians, zoological collections, conservation and welfare organizations, universities, and students of a wide variety of disciplines. Information is made available on the Internet and CD-ROMs. (A temporary username and password for access to the full system will be issued to journalists on request.)
  3. Copies of the CD-ROMs may be purchased directly from WIN at USD$50 plus S&H. Contact WIN at E-mail: win@wildlifeinformation.org
  4. Image of Deer with Chronic Wasting Disease, courtesy of the Wisconsin State Department of Natural Resources

For further information, please contact

Dr F Josh Dein, USGS, NWHC, +1 (608) 270 2400 or by E-mail: joshua_dein@usgs.gov

OR

Iain Boardman, Wildlife Information Network, +44 (0)20 7388 7003 or by E-mail: iboardman@wildlifeinformation.org

 

Deer with Chronic Wasting Disease

Deer with Chronic Wasting Disease

Image courtesy of the Wisconsin State Department of Natural Resources.