Risk Assessment for West Nile Virus (WNV) Transmission: Oak Lake Field Station versus South Dakota State Fairgrounds

 

Hildreth, M.

 

Data will be presented to support the theory that the average risk for transmission of WNV for any given year should be higher in the South Dakota State Fairgrounds than at the Oak Lake Field Station.  This assessment will be based primarily upon the populations of adult female mosquitoes trapped in and around these two locations.  WNV infection rates among various populations of mosquitoes from the two regions will also be discussed. (Presentation pdf)