Canada: West Nile cases confirmed in Ontario and Manitoba- 5th ON death reported

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West Nile cases confirmed in Ontario and Manitoba
Clothing, mosquito repellent precautions urged
CBC News
Posted: Aug 1, 2012 5:31 PM ET
Last Updated: Aug 1, 2012 9:33 PM ET

Health officials are warning people to take precautions against mosquito bites after three new cases of West Nile virus were identified.

The illness is spread from birds to people through the bite of infected mosquitoes, especially Culex tarsalis mosquitoes. Blood transfusions and organ transplants can be other sources of exposure.

Two human cases have been confirmed in Winnipeg and one in Windsor, Ont. All of the cases were mild and were discovered by Canadian Blood Services after blood donations.

In Ontario, health officials warned on Wednesday that there has been an increase in mosquitoes infected with the virus....

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Petrolia woman likely has West Nile (Ontario)
PUBLIC HEALTH: Officials are working to confirm the case by week?s end
By TYLER KULA, QMI Agency

Last Updated: August 7, 2012 8:45pm

SARNIA - Sarnia-Lambton appears to have its first human case of West Nile virus in six years.

A 62-year-old woman from the Petrolia area is in hospital after preliminary tests indicated the mosquito-borne virus is in her system. Results to confirm the virus are expected by week's end, said Lori Lucas, a supervisor with Lambton County's Environmental Health and Prevention Services...

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Peter Criscione
Aug 16, 2012 - 2:03 PM

Officials suspect Peel has first case of West Nile Virus

Public health officials say they've identified Peel's first probable human case of West Nile Virus this year.
The local public health unit offered up no details on the suspected case because it hasn't been officially confirmed...

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Number of West Nile cases in Manitoba rises to 9
By: Staff Writer
24/08/2012 5:15 PM | Comments: 0

The number of confirmed cases of West Nile disease in Manitoba has nearly doubled in the past week.

There are now nine Manitobans who have been diagnosed with the virus this summer ? up from five a week ago, according to Manitoba Health?s website...

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Updated: August 24, 2012 | 8:07 pm
West Nile Virus hitting Ontario hard
By Staff Torstar News Service

Ontario is seeing the largest number of West Nile virus cases in more than a decade, with most of them in Toronto.

So far this year, there have been 59 confirmed and probable cases of the virus in the province, 35 of them in the city. (Cases are confirmed through extra blood testing. ?Probable? cases typically end up being confirmed.)...

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Four people in intensive care after contracting West Nile Virus
James Armstrong, Global News : Tuesday, August 28, 2012 3:40 PM

TORONTO ? Four people are being treated in intensive care after contracting West Nile Virus, and statistics show that levels of the virus are up significantly in Toronto in 2012 over 2011.

As of August 28 2012, there have been 42 total cases of human infection with West Nile Virus in Toronto ? seven confirmed, and 35 ?probable? infections, according to Toronto Public Health. That number is up significantly over 2011, when there were only 28.

Four of the eight people in hospital with the virus are being treated in intensive care units across Toronto...

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Ontario's West Nile virus count surges, with 82 confirmed or probable cases
Helen Branswell, Wednesday, August 29, 2012 12:22 AM

TORONTO - West Nile virus activity appears to be surging in Ontario.

Public Health Ontario is reporting that as of Tuesday, there have been 82 confirmed or probable West Nile infections in the province this year...

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Source: http://www.cbc.ca/hamilton/news/stor...west-nile.html


More human cases of West Nile in Hamilton(ON)
By Samantha Craggs, CBC News
Posted: Aug 29, 2012 2:52 PM ET
Last Updated: Aug 29, 2012 4:33 PM ET


Hamilton has seven potential human cases of West Nile virus.

Public Health Services has issued a statement saying there are seven confirmed or probable cases as of Wednesday morning. That?s up from four cases when it last issued a statement on Aug. 20...

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West nile human case in Waterloo region (Ontario)
Sep 02, 2012 08:57:54 AM

A probable human case of West Nile virus has been found in Waterloo region.

The public health unit says one person is in very serious condition in hospital.

The record reports that the person is a Cambridge man...

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Tuesday, September 04, 2012
Human west nile in Oakville (Ontario)

The first human case of west nile virus in Oakville for 2012 has been reported.
A woman in her thirties has contracted the virus, bringing Halton's total number of human cases to 11...

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West Nile virus tally continues to climb in Toronto

CTV Toronto
Published Thursday, Sep. 6, 2012 11:50AM EDT

A total of 62 human cases of West Nile virus have been detected in Toronto, more than double the number of cases reported in 2011.

Officials with Toronto Public Health report that 20 people have been hospitalized as a result of the virus over the summer, five of whom remain in hospital.

An update provided by the agency on Thursday shows 19 cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed, while 43 are considered probable human cases...

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West Nile case count jumps another 36% in Ontario
The Canadian Press
Published Thursday, Sep. 13, 2012 6:56AM EDT

TORONTO -- New West Nile virus counts for Ontario show the province has already had the worst year for the illness since 2002.

The weekly report from Public Health Ontario says the province's case count jumped another 36 per cent last week, to 158 confirmed and probable cases as of Sept. 8.

The only year Ontario had more cases was in 2002, the first year West Nile virus cases were reported in Canada; that year there were 394 human cases.

About a third of this year's Ontario cases have occurred in Toronto.

Four other provinces have reported West Nile cases this year -- Alberta (five), Saskatchewan (two), Manitoba (29) and Quebec (20).

But so far this year there have been no reported deaths due to the disease in Canada...

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Possible record year for West Nile in Hamilton (ON)
By Samantha Craggs, CBC News
Posted: Sep 18, 2012 6:05 PM ET
Last Updated: Sep 18, 2012 5:56 PM ET

The number of human West Nile cases in Hamilton is the highest it has been in 10 years, and may prove to be the highest ever.

With 15 confirmed or probable cases so far and the season still going, ?we have definitely had our busiest year ever? when it comes to humans being infected by West Nile, said Susan Harding-Cruz, the city's manager of West Nile and rabies control...

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Rise of West Nile cases in Ontario slowing
The Canadian Press September 20, 2012

New West Nile virus figures for Ontario suggest this season's outbreak may be beginning to slow down.

The figures, compiled by Public Health Ontario, show cases increased by just under 20 per cent last week.

The week before cases rose by 36 per cent, and the week before that they jumped by 41 per cent. Ontario remains far ahead of other provinces this year in terms of West Nile cases.

Quebec has reported 39 cases, Manitoba has recorded 33, Alberta has had seven and Saskatchewan has found six.

To date this year Ontario has had 189 confirmed and probable cases, more than any other year except 2002, which is the worst year on record for the province. In 2002 there were 394 human cases in Ontario.

It was the first year the West Nile virus triggered human disease in Canada...

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Two West Nile-linked deaths reported in Ontario; worst outbreak in a decade
Thursday, September 27, 2012 4:40 PM

TORONTO - Public health officials in Ontario are confirming two people have died after contracting the West Nile virus in what they called the worst outbreak in a decade.

Health officials in the province's southwest attributed the death of a 71-year-old man in Windsor-Essex County to the virus Thursday.

Public Health Ontario says there have been 220 confirmed and probable cases of West Nile in the province as of Sept. 25.

That includes a 74-year-old Toronto man whose death two weeks ago has been attributed to the virus.

The only year Ontario had more cases was in 2002 ? the first year West Nile virus cases were reported in Canada; that year there were 394 human cases...