1. Brian Murphy Environmental Education School District of Lee County Lee County Mosquito Control District Neil Wilkinson Florida Gulf Coast University

4. Disease transmission

5. 300 – 500 million cases per year approximately 3 million deaths

7. 200,000 cases 30,000 deaths

8. 50 million cases

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11. West Nile Virus Transmission Cycle West Nile virus West Nile virus Mosquito vector Incidental infections Bird reservoir hosts Incidental infections

12. West Nile Virus Flu-like illness Moderate to high fever Headache, sore throat, backache, tiredness Rash meningitis or encephalitis Most fatal cases >50 years old.

13. West Nile Outbreak 2003 9862 human cases 2862 with neurological symptoms 284 deaths

14. West Nile Outbreak 2004 2,470 human cases * 88 Deaths * reported cases to the Centers for Disease Control as of Feb. 16, 2005 41 cases in FL with 2 death

45. Gambusia affinis