West Nile Virus Testing and Reporting

For health care providers

• Use our secure web-based confidential reporting system – OR – use the confidential PDF reporting form.
• See How and Where to Report for more information and local health department contacts.
• Patient specimen submission procedures (pdf)
• WNV summary for health care providers (pdf)
• CDC Guidelines for the evaluation of infants born to mothers infected with West Nile virus during pregnancy: MMWR, February 27, 2004

For local health departments

• WNV Investigative Guidelines (pdf)
• WNV Case Report Form (pdf)
• Patient specimen submission procedures (pdf)
• Recommended guidance for reporting West Nile viremic blood donors (pdf) to state and/or local public health departments and reporting donors who subsequently develop West Nile virus illness to blood collection facilities (Drafted: June 16, 2003)

Bird specimen submission and testing

• Bird sampling and testing for West Nile virus (pdf)
• Bird specimen submission guidelines and form (pdf)
• Order form for FTA test kit from OSU (pdf)
• Updated OSU bird form only (pdf)

Horse specimen submission and testing

• Horse specimen submission guidelines and form (pdf)
  Contact the Oregon Dept. of Agriculture (503-986-4760) for more information before submitting samples
• WNV information for veterinarians (pdf)

See How and Where to Report for more information and local health department contacts.

On weekends and holidays, call 971-673-1111 to reach the on call epidemiologist for the Oregon Health Authority.