West Nile Virus
Summer heat brings West Nile virus threat to the Okanagan
KELOWNA – The mosquitos most likely to carry the West Nile virus are about to…
First signs of West Nile virus this season in B.C. found in Kootenays
It’s August and in southern B.C. that means West Nile season. The provincial Animal Health…
Interior Health warns of West Nile virus risk
Now that summer is in full swing, Interior health officials are warning people about the…
Mosquitoes having a ‘perfect’ year
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN — No, you are not imagining things, the mosquitoes are actually worse this year, thanks to high water, cooler temperatures and wet weather. If you’ve ventured outside at all over the last month you have swatted at mosquitoes or came away with a bunch of itchy welts. Or maybe you donned your DEET and...