A local health unit's warning about the dangers of West Nile virus as another bird's tested positive in the Greater Sudbury area.
Public Health Sudbury and Districts says it has received confirmation an American Crow tested positive - it last saw a bird test positive in July, though the last human case in its area was in 2023.
Still, the health unit emphasizes the bird testing positive reminds that "although the overall risk of a person becoming infected is low, the virus is still present", 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.
Algoma Public Health also reported a wild bird in Wawa had tested positive in August, warning that indicated the virus' "presence...in Algoma and the potential risk to its residents during peak mosquito season", as West Nile is spread to humans through the bite of a mosquito that has been infected by biting a bird carrying the virus.