No images? Click here MEDICAL ADVISORY: Heightened Surveillance for West Nile Virus (WNV) InfectionIssued by: Andrea Feller, MD MS FAAP FACPM, Associate Medical Officer of Health Background
Clinical Presentation
Symptoms:
Please consider WNV infection in patients presenting with one or more symptoms. First symptoms usually appear within 2 – 15 days after infection. Testing
Reporting Please report all confirmed and suspected cases of WNV infection to our Infectious Disease program at 1-888-505-6074 or 905-688-8248 ext. 7330 Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., after hours 905-984-3690. Surveillance The Public Health Ontario West Nile Virus Surveillance Tool summarizes Ontario mosquito, human and weather data. It is updated each Wednesday from July to October, with data provided by local public health units (mosquito and human data), as well as Environment Canada (weather data). |