Toronto Public Health Urges Caution as First Probable Human Case of West Nile Seen

Toronto Public Health Urges Caution as First Probable Human Case of West Nile Seen
FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2019 file photo, a biologist examines a mosquito in Salt Lake City. The Canadian Press/AP-Rick Bowmer
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Toronto’s public health agency is reporting the first probable human case of West Nile virus in the city this year and urging residents to take precautions over the long weekend.

West Nile virus is an infection transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito.