West Nile virus cases in Canada start to climb

Toronto : Canada | Aug 23, 2012 at 10:47 AM PDT

Source: Leader Post Online

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Ontario is reporting that as of earlier this week, 49 confirmed and probable human cases of the disease have been spotted. Public Health Ontario's weekly West Nile report shows that the lion's share of the cases have occurred in Toronto, where 30 infections have been reported. FULL ARTICLE AT Leader Post Online

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