Reporting West Nile

garym — Mon, 23 Jun 2003 20:25:00 -0400

Someone spotted a sick crow tonight over on Bunnyview Drive in Sauble Beach, and they thoughtfully called us wondering what to do about it. I hope everyone understands that we're not the town, we're only ordinary concerned residents and parents just like you, but we're still glad they called us.

The first thing to know is that while birds have been submitted for testing from BC to Resolute Bay to St. John's to Point Pelee, only a very few small regions have tested positive for West Nile Virus. You can find the current map at the West Nile Alert Page -- the huge yellow area is where birds have been submitted, the tiny pink specks are where they've tested positive, and, as of June 22, the closest confirmed report is in the Collingwood-Barrie area.

The second thing to know is the Health Services number -- please report all sick or dead crows and ravens (Ontario is only accepting reports about these birds). The telephone number will be in the Blue Pages of the telephone book, or Health Units can easily be looked up on the Ontario Public Health Unit Web Site.

Grey-Bruce Health Unit:

Owen Sound	519-376-9420
Southampton	1-800-230-7719
Durham	1-800-394-6643
Walkerton	1-800-821-7714

Yes, this information should be on the front page of the town website

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Reporting West Nile

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