Torontonian Hit by West Nile Virus, First Case in Toronto This Year

Torontonian Hit by West Nile Virus, First Case in Toronto This Year
Lab assistant Amy Sebo drops mosquitoes into test tubes as she prepares them to be tested with the VecTest procedure for West Nile Virus at the Northwest Mosquito Abatement District headquarters in Wheeling, Ill., on June 20, 2003. Tim Boyle/Getty Images
Isaac Teo
Updated:
Toronto Public Health (TPH) has confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus in the city for 2020.

It is an adult resident who contracted the virus, TPH said in the press release Aug. 25.