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*How to West Nile-proof your kids *
A point-form guide.
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*West Nile virus warning issued *
Ontario health officials warned tourists and residents to take precautions over the long weekend after discovering mosquito pools in the Toronto area that tested positive for West Nile virus.
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Beware of online bird-flu remedies *
Online sellers of prescription drugs and supplements are trying to cash in on bird-flu fears by promoting treatments that are unnecessary, ineffective, or potentially harmful.
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Citizens asked to help control mosquitoes *
Officials want property owners to remove water to fight West Nile
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Federal lab hasn't found any avian flu viruses in PEI samples *
Questions raised by the discovery of an H5 avian flu virus on a Prince Edward Island poultry farm can't yet be put to rest, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency admitted Tuesday as it announced its laboratory could not find any avian flu viruses in samples taken from the birds on the farm.
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First case of West Nile confirmed in Manitoba *
The first human case of West Nile virus this year has been confirmed in Manitoba.
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Flick mosquitoes away, researchers say *
Flicking away mosquitoes may be better than swatting the bloodsucking insects, which can risk infections if their body parts are smashed into human skin, researchers say.
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Groups against spraying to fight adult mosquitoes *
Spraying chemicals to kill adult mosquitoes could worsen the outbreak of West Nile virus this summer, a new national coalition of environmental and health groups said yesterday.
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Health Canada launches West Nile phone line *
The toll-free line is 1-800-816-7292. Information on the virus can also be found on the Health Canada Web site at www.westnilevirus.gc.ca.
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It's a snail parasite vs the West Nile mosquito *
With the peak season for the West Nile virus upon us, many people reach for a fly swatter to kill those pesky mosquitoes, but Manfred Rau, a McGill University parasitologist, reaches for a snail instead.
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West Nile case Ontario's first *
A Windsor woman has been diagnosed with what appears to be Ontario's first case of West Nile disease this year, the province's chief medical officer of health announced yesterday.
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West Nile solution: Kill them all *
There's a sure way of avoiding the sometimes deadly virus. Use biotechnolgoy to wipe out all the mosquitoes that carry it. STEPHEN STRAUSS looks at the methods
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Avian flu creates caution among travellers *
The outbreak of avian influenza, which has spread to 10 Asian nations, has, to date, done little to dissuade Canadian travellers to the region.
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Avian flu mutation made BC. strain a killer *
A tiny genetic difference in the avian flu virus infecting the Fraser Valley has made it a big killer, B.C. scientists have discovered.
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