O’NEILL, NE – West Nile Virus season has arrived. The North Central District Health Department is once again providing surveillance throughout the nine-county district that includes: Antelope, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Holt, Keya Paha, Knox, Pierce and Rock Counties.
The health department will begin accepting phone reports of dead birds and collecting corvid birds for West Nile Virus testing on June 1st. Corvid birds include Black Birds, Blue Jays, Magpies and Crows.
The health department is asking that people who find birds contact the health department at 1-877-336-2406 or contact their local veterinary clinic.
