A Message from Councillor King
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is reminding residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites and West Nile virus. Mosquito trapping and testing — components of Ottawa Public Health’s West Nile virus (WNV) prevention program — have confirmed the first positive mosquito testing pool by lab result. This is the first positive testing pool since the annual monitoring season began on June 1, 2024. Ottawa Public Health has also 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 Ottawa and 54 in Ontario.
Click on this link to continue reading: July 26, 2024 Newsletter – Councillor Rawlson King (rideau-rockcliffe.ca)