First mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Ottawa this season
OTTAWA, August 22, 2023 – Ottawa Public Health reminds residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites. Mosquito trapping and testing — components of Ottawa Public Health’s West Nile virus (WNV) program — have confirmed the first positive mosquito pools by lab result. Three mosquito testing pools indicate WNV is present in Ottawa; these are the…
