A Windsor-Essex County resident has tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit.
The health unit says this marks the first confirmed clinically diagnosed human case for our area in 2016.
Most people with WNV never develop symptoms and will not know that they have the virus.
Approximately 25 per cent of the people develop West Nile fever. A small number of people (less than 1 per cent) develop severe neuro-invasive disease.
Health unit officials say this positive human case is a reminder for residents to continue to protect themselves, as certain types of mosquitoes spread WNV, a potentially serious infection to humans.
For more information on West Nile Virus, visit the health unit’s WNV page.
