Dead Birds

• Birds from the Crow family (crow, raven, blue jay and gray jay) are particularly susceptible to West Nile virus infection.
  
  
• West Nile virus was first detected in New Brunswick in a crow on July 16, 2003.
  
  
• A total of 6 dead birds tested positive for West Nile virus in New Brunswick in 2003.
  
  

  Distribution of Dead Birds that Tested Positive for West Nile virus in New Brunswick 2003

  

  Please note that a WNV positive finding in a specific geographic area does not necessarily imply that WNV activity is limited to that area.

  Click on a county to view the results of West Nile virus bird testing for that county in 2003.