Abstract:
Multiple state agencies in Pennsylvania are working with NASA,
the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, and other
federal agencies in an environmental and public health alliance
that is focusing on responding to the progress of West Nile
Virus as it spreads through counties. The PA West Nile Virus
Surveillance System (PAWNVSS) provides up-to-date information on
where infected
... mosquitoes, birds and humans have been reported
throughout the state.
Over the last two years, the Pennsylvania Departments of
Environmental Protection (PA DEP), Health (PA DOH), and
Agriculture (PDA) built a geographic information system (GIS)
with the assistance of Environmental Systems Research Institute
(ESRI) software and support, and NASA weather and climate
data. The GIS mapping system became a model for collecting data
from the field, laboratory and remote sensing images. Those data
were combined and used to create a map of the state, with county
designations that can indicate which counties West Nile Virus
has been reported in. 
