The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Volume 3, Issue 6
, Page 322, June 2003
doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(03)00645-5Cite or Link Using DOI
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West Nile virus warning for Canada
Canada has been placed on alert for a possible spread of West Nile virus (WNV) to all parts of the country in 2003. The virus was initially reported in southern Ontario in 2001, although there were no human cases at that time. The next year saw WNV move west to Manitoba and Saskatchewan and east to Quebec and Nova Scotia. Most of the 400 or so human cases were located in Ontario, with a few in Quebec.
WNV is a flavivirus transmitted by the bites of at least 50 species of mosquito that can infect ...
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