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The health unit has taken many steps to identify and reduce the risk of West Nile virus (WNV) infection to the community over the past number of years, including conducting bird, mosquito, and human surveillance.
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West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito transmitted virus that can be transferred to humans from the bite of an infected mosquito. A mosquito becomes infected when it bites a bird with WNV. |
FAST FACTS
- The first ever positive bird, an American Crow, found in Ontario came from the Windsor area.
- In 2007 there were 14 positive cases of WNV in humans, in Ontario.
- In 2007, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s mosquito trapping program tested 16,395 mosquitoes (1,220 pools) for WNV.
- Last year, there were no human deaths from the virus.
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