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ov v economist suntribune health inhursdayijufy27 2000 9 while mosquitoes are not expected to be anything more than pests in ontario officials are taking protective measures bydawnliersch staff writer jason macdonalds leg still isnt quite healed after suffer ing a nasty reaction from amosquito bite three weeks ago only yesterday was he able to wear shoes on both feet beforethat he had to don a sandal on his swollen foot shortly after being bitten by mosquitoes on his ankle and knee he suffered pain then his leg swelled up and bruised and eventually a maze of fed lines broke out onlyafter talcing antibiotics did he notice improvement i thought it must have been something else at first but the doctor said it was ah infection caused by the mosquito f bites they said its rare but it happens said macdonald a georgina resident although slacdonald says hes not shaken by the incident v its enough to send some people running for cover in fact with news of an outbreak of the killer west nile virus through mosquito carriers in new york making head lines this summer more and more people are slapping on the insect repellent or staying indoors the virus claimed seven lives last year and has been detected in a number of dead birds in new york in recent weeks causing officials to shut down central park for spraying in ontario officials are taking protective measures but mosquitoes arent expected to be anything more than pests its not as though were waiting for an outbreak of west nile virus to happen we have so many things in place that we should be able to pick this up before theres any kind of problem said faron kolbemanager of infectious diseases with york region health services the risk of west nile virus is remote but the possibility is there wewant to be prepared kolbe said health officials are keeping watch over chicken coops in six areas of the province testing blood from the staff photosteve somerville with a vast number of mosquitoes hitting the region this summer silver lakes golf club in holland landing is offer ing an applicationof bug of charge beforeyou head out on the links larry quinn left sprays the arm of mike larkin while assistant pro adam tufts sprays the arm of john esmonde chickens for the virus and collecting mosquitoes with light traps so it can be determined whether the culex mosquito that carries the virus has entered ontario there are also preventive spraying programs aimed at suppressing mosquitoes sites include brockville picton guelph niagara long point and point pelee since the program began in june all tests have been nega tive kolbe said- surveillance procedures have also been conducted in 59 ontario hospitals since july in which hospitals are to report to health officialsahy suspected cases ofwest nile virus trierekaye been nocases so far kolbe said symptoms of west nile virus include fever headaches orv i body aches v j residents are also asked to report sightings of sick or dead birds to the health department so a health inspector can col lect the birds to determine if they are suitable for testing since may 57 birds have been collected in ontario arid all tests have been negative kolbe said he added other diseases mosquitoes may carry such as malaria yellow fever arid encephalitis are also rare instead mosquitoes have proven to be more of a nui sance than anything elsej especially since theyve come out in droves with all the rain this spring and summer theyve been really bad this year said chuck penstone k owner of silver lakes golf course in east gwillimbuify the golf course lies directfyacross from the water at river drive park which with its large leafy trees has a bad reputation for mosquitoes golfers know that with any course with good trees the mosquitoes will be there part of the ritual of playing golf is swatting mosquitoes penstone said to combat thepests silver lakes pro shop offers a free spray of deep woods off mosquito repellent to golfers sales of off at the pro shop have also 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