Tagged: West Nile Virus

2018-10-10

West Nile virus detected in wild crows in PEI

The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC), Atlantic Region, and Regional Diagnostic Virology Services at the Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, have diagnosed West Nile virus (WNV) in three wild crows from...

Ontario/Nunavut / Surveillance / Website Rotator / West Nile Virus

2018-01-15

Summary of CWHC Ontario/Nunavut’s 2017 West Nile Virus Surveillance

As of November 24, the CWHC Ontario/Nunavut Region has tested 70 birds for the presence of West Nile Virus (WNV) in 2017. All corvids submitted to the CWHC, as well as any other birds...

Quebec / Surveillance / West Nile Virus

2017-10-13

Record year for West Nile Virus cases in wildlife in the Province of Québec this summer

Photo 1: Cooper’s hawk affected with West Nile Virus. The bird seems to be “absent”, do not respond to external stimulation and presents an abnormal position of its tail. West Nile Virus (WNV), from...

Quebec / Surveillance / West Nile Virus

2017-10-06

Été record pour les cas de virus du Nil occidental chez la faune au Québec

Photo 1 : Épervier de Cooper affecté par le virus du Nil occidental. L’oiseau semble “absent”, réagit peu aux stimulations externes et présente un port anormal de la queue. Le Virus du Nil Occidental...

Surveillance / West Nile Virus / Western/Northern

2017-09-11

West Nile Virus in Manitoba in 2017

On September 1st, 2017 the first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) infection of the year in Manitoba was reported in a male youth in the Southern Santé Sud Health Region. Exposure in...

News & Announcements / Ontario/Nunavut / West Nile Virus

2017-07-04

West Nile Virus is Here, But Don’t Let It Stop You

West Nile Virus Confirmed in Canada for 2017 The first positive case of West Nile virus in 2017 has been confirmed in Canada. The Ontario region of the CWHC received three dead American Crows from...

West Nile Virus / Western/Northern

2014-01-09

West Nile virus and wild birds

The recent reports of eagles dying of West Nile virus (WNV) in Utah highlights the ongoing mortality in birds and other species associated with this introduced disease. The situation in Utah, where 40 eagles...

Ontario/Nunavut

2013-08-16

Update: West Nile Virus in Ontario

An increased number of telephone reports of dead crows have been received by the CCWHC laboratory in Ontario over the past few weeks. This has resulted in a number of submissions, many of which...

Update: West Nile Virus in Saskatchewan and Manitoba

West Nile Virus / Western/Northern

2013-08-07

Update: West Nile Virus in Saskatchewan and Manitoba

It is that time of the year again! Since mid-July, the CCWHC Western-Northern has diagnosed West Nile virus (WNV) in five crows from Saskatchewan and in one Cooper’s hawk from Brandon, Manitoba. Clinical signs...