A local health unit's warning about the dangers of West Nile virus amid its first human case in years.
Public Health Sudbury and Districts says lab results have confirmed an adult in Greater Sudbury has tested positive for West Nile - the first in the Sudbury and Manitoulin Districts since 2017.
This comes just over three weeks after it reported a Manitoulin Island mosquito had tested positive, the first in the health unit's area since 2018.
That's prompted a reminder that "late summer is typically the time of greatest risk for contracting West Nile" as "mosquitoes can carry higher levels of the virus at this time, and this is when people might not be as careful about protecting themselves from mosquito bites", with the health unit urging precautions such as wearing Health Canada-approved insect repellent and light-coloured, long-sleeved clothing, ensuring there are no holes or tears in screen doors and windows of your home, and removing - or weekly changing - of standing water around your home.