Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus in Toronto
“The positive test result is a good reminder for the public to protect themselves from mosquito bites and to remove standing water from property where mosquitoes can breed,” said Elaine Pacheco, Healthy Environments Manager for Toronto Public Health in a release.
Virus has been detecetd in mosquitoes for the first time this year.
West Nile Virus is mainly transmitted to people through the bite of a mosquito that’s been infected by feeding on the blood of birds carrying the virus. Most people who become infected don’t show any symptoms; some show flu-like symptoms like body aches, fever, nausea, vomiting and a rash; in rare cases it can cause severe illness resulting in hospitalization or death.
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