Watching for West Nile Virus

Watching for West Nile Virus -

Giving You the Information to Protect Yourself

As the weather improves and spring approaches, the doctors of Ontario want to prepare you with the information that you need to protect yourself from the West Nile Virus.

While the chances of infection and serious illness are low, the relative few who are infected and develop West Nile Encephalitis or Meningitis become seriously and sometimes critically ill.

Your local public health agencies are working hard to get preventative and comprehensive information out to the people in your community.

The OMA wants to help you get access to the information that you need.

OMA Watching for West Nile Quick Links

	Watching for West Nile Virus - The Facts
	Watching for West Nile Virus - The Disease
	Watching for West Nile Virus - What should we be doing?
	West Nile virus 2004 Ontario update: case definitions, laboratory diagnostic test criteria
	West Nile Virus (WNv) Summary Information For Physicians
	Human Surveillance and Reporting of West Nile Virus Illness

Resources For Physicians:

North Network- Presentation on West Nile Virus: http://www.northnetwork.com/west_nile/westnile.html

OMA Clinical Fact Sheet: https://www.oma.org/phealth/wnileclinical.htm

Toronto Public Health Information: http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/health/west_nile_index.htm

Health Canada West Nile Monitor: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/pphb-dgspsp/wnv-vwn/

Canadian Medical Association Journal: http://www.cmaj.ca/

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care - West Nile Virus: http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/program/pubhealth/westnile/wnv_mn.html