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MicrobeWorld Video Episode 19 - West Nile Virus


MicrobeWorld Video Episode 19 - West Nile Virus

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West Nile virus entered the United States in 1999 and is now considered a seasonal epidemic that starts in the summer and continues into the fall. First isolated in Uganda in 1937, the virus can cause severe human meningitis or encephalitis in 1% of those infected. In 2007 the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported 124 fatalities. The rapid spread of West Nile virus has put local and state mosquito surveillance programs on the front line of public health and disease preparedness.

In this episode, MicrobeWorld Video interviews Dr. Jorge Arias, an expert in vector-borne diseases of the Americas. Arias currently serves as the Environmental Health Supervisor of the Fairfax County Health Department in Northern Virginia. In this role, he is responsible for directing the Disease-Carrying Insects Program which focuses on West Nile virus and Lyme disease.

For more information about West Nile virus, please visit:

  • U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • National Pesticide Information Center
  • Fairfax County Health Department

    This episode was filmed at the Marian Koshland Science Museum, the Fairfax County Health Department, Huntley Meadows Park in Fairfax, Va., and the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

    Please feel free to embed or distribute this video.

  • Who I'd like to meet:
    Microbiologists, scientists, researchers, students, geeks and anyone interested in science.

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    Small Things Considered - Science blog by Moselio Schaechter
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    Madd





    Nov 25 2008 9:11 AM

    do you like protists too? i do.









    Karen





    Nov 11 2008 11:13 AM

    Hi,

    Do you have a reference for the work done on probiotics inhibiting shiga-toxin production that was mentioned in the recent episode or has it not been published yet? My research is in the area of probiotics, haven't heard about this trait until now, very interesting!

    Thanks,
    Karen
    MAD SCIENTIST





    Oct 1 2008 9:11 PM

    Glad to enroll this world!

    Best wishes for Microbe-team!
    Jo Jo





    Sep 20 2008 4:27 AM

    Interesting post on bats/rabies.
    In belem i've seen bat bites.
    they aren't like on tv. the bats
    get you while you sleep biting
    tiny pools on your fingertips and
    toes which they lap up. they sometimes come so many times the
    people can become anemic.
    jojo
    Jo Jo





    Sep 3 2008 4:35 PM

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    Just peeking in to say, "Hello."
    jojo
    Charles





    Aug 23 2008 5:55 PM

    Thanks for kindly supporting SCIENTISTS and thinking musicians such as LEAD GUITARISTS,

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    Jul 9 2008 7:58 AM

    Science has no fatherland, for human knowledge covers entire world.
    Ludwik Pasteur

    Hi!
    Thanks for the add.
    Greetings from Warsaw!
    Yersinia





    Jul 4 2008 1:46 PM

    Hey guys! Long time no see! I hope you had a blast in Boston, I wanted to go SOOOOOOO badly, I had such an amazing time last year and Boston is such a lovely city! But I was 8 months pregnant at the time, and it's probably a good thing I didn't go because the baby decided to come early :) I wish I had scooped up that "future microbiologist" shirt last year LOL Other than that, I'm *almost* done the PhD, just have to finish writing the thesis and defend it. After that I want to do some teaching before starting the PDF full time, still no idea what I'll do but I think I'm going to go back to bacteriology; ♥ bacteria more than viruses. I hope I can come to ASM 109th next year, I might be able to get some funding before my scholarship is done, and it would be awesome to go to Philly, there are definitely some things I'd like to do there!
    Take care and all the best!
    Valerie
    Jo Jo





    Jun 6 2008 2:33 PM

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    If only man were as smart as dumb
    bacteria and virus, we would know
    the secret of cell membrane invasion.
    Have a great weekend.jooooojo.
    ;)
    Elisheba





    May 21 2008 4:45 PM

    yes, i'm a huge fan, thank you for the req! :-)
    MySpace Codes..
    Cyn





    May 8 2008 5:10 AM

    I'm so glad I stumbled upon this site! Just graduated and am now an official Microbiologist!! :)
    MAD SCIENTIST





    Apr 29 2008 12:01 AM

    Hope to see u in person very soon, guys!

    All the best for u!
    DETHOLZ!





    Jan 30 2008 4:33 PM

    Baby Teeth





    Feb 1 2008 7:45 PM

    I think I have bugs crawling all over me. Baby Teeth XOXO
    MAD SCIENTIST





    Jan 27 2008 3:59 AM

    Hey, mate! Love your blogs... Keep on searching!
    Jeanfleur de Storytelling





    Dec 15 2007 12:18 AM

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    Nov 7 2007 9:35 PM

    wooo!
    Mrs. Benefield





    Oct 22 2007 3:23 PM

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    Yersinia





    Oct 8 2007 7:54 PM

    Happy (Canadian) Thanksgiving!

    Thanks for your comment! I'm glad that there is such an interest in the microbe world videos and that I was able to be a part of them!

    GAH I am on ASMs mailing list now and they had to go and send me their fall catalogue.... so I was browsing and decided to do a little pre-Christmas shopping for myself.... I can resist anything except temptation... so I went ahead and ordered another book... Irwin Sherman has a follow up to The Power of Plagues, so I had to check it out... so within 5-10 business days I should be reading it!

    Take care, I hope all is well with you!!

    Valerie
    Yersinia





    Sep 30 2007 10:56 PM

    Just stopping by to say hi! Hope everything is well with you!

    Valerie

    (oh my I *must* try to get that Macy's gift card advertised in the post below mine LOL)
    Jeanfleur de Storytelling





    Sep 25 2007 3:31 PM


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    Molecular Master (aka B-Nuts)





    Sep 25 2007 4:02 AM

    So, just listened to the last radio blurb. I haven't read the paper yet, but it is on my list.

    Question: Is cheating perhaps a phenomenon of in vitro evolution? Evolution happens. In a mono culture flask there will always be those that evolve to "cheat" and take advantage of the system. As you progress toward in situ reality, this becomes less important. With greater diversity, you introduce interspecific competition as well as intraspecific competition. This changes expression patterns, and survival becomes more of a challenge for the population as well as for the individual. The more complex the environment, the less you will find the capability of single cells to evolve to "cheat".
    Yersinia





    Aug 9 2007 8:32 PM

    Conan the Bacterium

    I love it!!!

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    Valerie
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    Aug 7 2007 9:30 PM

    peace and lights


    free microcosmic symbiosys, gaia !
    Yersinia





    Aug 5 2007 9:25 PM

    Hello!

    Just stopping by to say hi!

    I've been busy since Toronto, but I finally had the chance to start reading one of my ASM Press purchases, "The Power of Plagues" -- Its *awesome*, totally up my alley! Reminiscent of "The Fourth Horseman" but more recent and inclusive of modern day pestilence -- a very good read!

    Take care!

    Valerie
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