Reporting Dead Birds

Help your community detect and prevent the spread of West Nile Virus (WNV) and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) by reporting dead birds or (primarily crows, bluejays and raptop type species) or ill captive birds directly to Madison County Health Department.

• After a mosquito has fed on a bird infected with West Nile Virus, that mosquito may feed on humans, infecting them with WNV.

• After a mosquito has fed on a bird infected with Eastern Equine Encephalitis, that mosquito will then occasionally feed on horses, humans and other mammals, infecting them with with EEE.

Report dead birds to Madison County Health Department at 315-366-2526.