Toronto Public Health said the risk to the public of getting infected is low.
published Monday, Toronto Public Health said five pools of infected mosquitoes from Etobicoke, North York, and west Toronto are some of the first to test positive for the virus this year.Get the latest local updates right to your inbox
Mosquito surveillance in the city is conducted annually and sees 22 traps placed throughout the city every week. The program runs from mid-June to mid-September and trapped mosquitoes are brought to a laboratory for identification and then grouped into pools to test for the virus, the agency said.Symptoms related to West Nile virus may include fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, body aches, skin rash and swollen lymph glands and usually develop between two and 14 days following infection.
The agency has offered up a number of tips to protect yourself during the last few weeks of summer. Those include:Apply insect repellent containing DEET or icaridin and follow the manufacturer’s instructions. Take extra care during peak mosquito-biting hours, dusk and dawn, by using repellent and covering up.Remove standing water from your property, where mosquitoes can breed. Standing water includes any water that collects in items such as pool covers, buckets, planters, toys and waste containers.
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