{"id":38328,"date":"2025-08-01T02:27:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T02:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/38328\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T02:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T02:27:09","slug":"west-nile-virus-confirmed-in-toronto-canadas-1st-human-case-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/38328\/","title":{"rendered":"West Nile virus confirmed in Toronto, Canada\u2019s 1st human case this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Nicole Ireland<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted July 31, 2025 6:20 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/public-health-agency-of-canada\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Public Health Agency of Canada<\/a> says this year\u2019s first human case of <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/west-nile-virus\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">West Nile virus<\/a> acquired within the country has been confirmed in Toronto.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The confirmation comes after Toronto Public Health said its first laboratory-confirmed case of the virus in 2025 is an adult resident of the city with no travel history.<\/p>\n<p>The virus is transmitted to humans through infected mosquitoes.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/healthiq.jpg\" alt=\"Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet weekly health news<\/p>\n<p>Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>PHAC\u2019s West Nile surveillance report says that as of July 12, two other Canadian residents were infected this year while travelling outside of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Its surveillance map shows West Nile detections in two mosquito pools in Ontario and one in Manitoba as of that date.<\/p>\n<p>Toronto Public Health says symptoms usually begin between two to 14 days after a mosquito bite and can include fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, body aches, skin rash, swollen lymph glands or a stiff neck.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11311291\/hulk-hogan-daughter-brooke-statement\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hulk-hogan-brooke.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" 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Canada-approved insect repellent, put tight-fitting screens on all windows and get rid of standing water in buckets, planters, pool covers and other containers to eliminate mosquito breeding grounds.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Health<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Nicole Ireland The Canadian Press Posted July 31, 2025 6:20 pm 1 min read Descrease article 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