Monday, August 17, 2009

No West Nile

A cool, damp summer means there has been fewer mosquitoes in northwestern Ontario.

The Northwestern Health Unit has been trapping mosquitos for its West Nile Testing program.

Public Health Inspector Al Mathers says there has been no evidence of the disease in this region so far.

Mathers says while mosquito trapping is being carried out in Kenora, Dryden and Fort Frances, they will not be collecting dead birds for testing this year.