Viral Encephalitis Testing Program

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• Encephalitis Testing Laboratory
• Arbovirus Infections
• Arbovirus Reports
• Collection & Submission
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The La Crosse virus

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Lab Director: Kirsten St.George, MAppSc, PhD
Lab Supervisor: Kay Escuyer, PhD
Telephone: (518) 474-4177

Certification Information

CLIA # 33D2005937
PFI # 8523

Eastern equine encephalitis virus detected in New York State (1959 - 2005).

Cases sorted by highlighted counties:

• Chemung County -- 2004 horse
• Dutchess County -- 2003 bird
• Lewis County -- 2004 horse
• Madison County -- 1976 horse(4); 1977 horse; 1990 mosq(6); 1991 horse(2), mosq; 2004 horse, mosq; 2005 horse, mosq
• Nassau County -- 2005 horse
• Oneida County -- 1974 horse(3); 1976 horse(2); 1977 horse; 1982 horse; 1983 horse(3); 1990 horse, mosq(4); 1991 mosq(2)
• Onondaga County -- 1973 horse; 1974 horse(2), mosq; 1976 horse(7), mosq(6); 1978 mosq; 1983 human, horse(4), mosq(21); 1990 horse, mosq(31); 1991 horse, mosq(27); 1994 mosq(18); 2003 mosq(9); 2004 horse(3), brid, mosq(15); 2005 bird, mosq(4)
• Orange County -- 1990 horse; 2003 horse, bird(2)
• Oswego County -- 1971 human, horse(3), mosq(6), bird(15); 1972 horse; 1974 horse(10), mosq(7); 1975 horse(4); 1976 horse(25), mosq(3); 1977 horse(4), mosq(21); 1980 mosq(2), 1983 horse(2), mosq(2); 1987 mosq; 1988 mosq(3); 1990 horse(5), mosq(45); 1991 horse(4), mosq(10); 1996 mosq(3); 2003 horse(3); 2004 bird, mosq(4); 2005 horse(2)
• Putnam County -- 2003 bird
• Sullivan County -- 2004 horse, bird, mosq(2)
• Suffolk County -- 1959 bird; 1970 horse(3); 1990 mosq(8); 1993 mosq(6); 1994 mosq(49); 1996 mosq(26); 1997 mosq(5); 2003 horse, mosq
• Ulster County -- 2003 horse, bird; 2004 horse, bird

• Mosquito pool collected from unknown county (1973, 1978)
• Human cases and recent cases (2003+) highlighted