Ottawa Public Health tells residents how to protect against EEEV & OPH mosquito viruses

Ottawa Public Health tells residents how to protect against EEEV & OPH mosquito viruses

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is recommending that residents protect themselves against mosquito bites to reduce the risk from eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) and West Nile virus (WNV). A horse in Ottawa has recently tested positive for EEEV and OPH’s West Nile virus prevention program has confirmed two human cases of WNV this season. Both…

First 2024 West Nile Virus case case confirmed in Ottawa area
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First 2024 West Nile Virus case case confirmed in Ottawa area

OTTAWA, July 22, 2024 – Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is reminding residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites and West Nile virus. OPH says it has received lab notification of the first confirmed human case of West Nile virus infection in an Ottawa resident for the 2024 season. In 2023, there were no human cases in…