OPH Encourages Residents to Take Precautions Against EEEV and WNV

 After a horse in Ottawa tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEEV) and two humans were confirmed to have contracted West Nile virus (WNV), Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is recommending that residents protect themselves against mosquito bites. Although the Government of Canada indicates that 70 to 80 percent of