Article: COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO COLLECT DEAD BIRDS FOR WEST NILE VIRUS TESTING

The City of Des Plaines issued the following news release:

The Cook County Department of Public Health will be collecting and submitting dead birds for testing for the West Nile Virus. In order to be tested, birds cannot be dead longer than 24-hours and must be in good condition (NO signs of attack, decay and road kill). Birds that can be submitted for testing include:

* Blue jays * Cardinals * Catbirds * Crows * Finches * Flycatchers * Grackles * Mockingbirds * Robins * Starlings * Sparrows * Swallows * Warblers * Wrens

Residents must contact the Cook County Public Health Department WNV hotline at 708-492-2650, or send an email from www.cookcountypublichealth.org, to submit birds.

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