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West Nile Virus Management Policy
and Response Plan Review
Agenda Item # 4
October 29, 2013
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Direction Sought
• What is working well with the existing WNV Policy
and Program Response Guidelines?
• What areas need to be improved?
• Does Council concur with the proposed review
process? Are there any adjustments Council
would like to see?
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WNV Management Program
Purpose: Reduce the risk of human West Nile Virus
infection while limiting adverse human health and
environmental impacts.
Key Program Elements:
• Public outreach and education re: prevention
• Extensive data collection, monitoring & testing
• Aggressive larval control program
• Contingency for emergency adulticiding
• Periodic review to ensure program efficacy
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2013 Season Summary
• 91 cases of WNV in the County to date
• 60 cases in Fort Collins
– 51 WNV Fever cases
– 9 neuroinvasive cases
– 3 blood donors
• 49 cases contracted pre spray
• 11 cases contracted the week of spraying or later
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Review Process
Recommendations to
Council – Spring, 2014
Community
Input
Best
Practices
Technical
Advisory
Committee
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Technical Advisory Committee
• Air Quality Advisory Board
– Eric Levine
– Greg McMasters
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention
– Roger Nasci, Ph.D.
• Colorado State University
– Lars Eisen, Ph.D.
– Boris Kondratieff
– Chester Moore, Ph.D.
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Technical Advisory Committee
• Larimer County Department of Health and
Environment
– Dr. Adrienne LeBailly, MD, MPH
– Rich Grossman
• Natural Resources Advisory Board
– Elizabeth Pruessner
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Direction Sought
• What is working well with the existing WNV Policy
and Program Response Guidelines?
• What areas need to be improved?
• Does Council concur with the proposed review
process? Are there any adjustments Council
would like to see?