Explanation
of Terms
Chickens
- Those chickens used for testing of disease.
Wild
Birds - Those Birds, i.e. reported by the public or other sources.
Mosquito
Pool - Large quantities of mosquitoes are collected for testing by a method called PCR. This method can determine if they are carrying the disease.
Horses
- Horses seem to be more susceptible to West Nile Virus than even humans. Thus, the horse population is monitored for exposure through the Department of Agriculture and reported to the Health Department for tracking. | 
