Brenda White, Avian Necropsyist for the Florida Department of Health, holds a dead macaw, prior to p.....
Brenda White, Avian Necropsyist for the Florida Department of Health, holds a dead macaw, prior to performing a necropsy, part of testing for the West Nile virus, in state laboratories in Tampa, Florida August 8, 2002. [The virus is transmitted by mosquitoes which have bitten infected birds. The laboratory performs tests on all dead birds which officials suspect of carrying the deadly virus. Prevention efforts are then directed to the affected areas. The macaw was sent from Arcadia, Florida and was a pet.]