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stouffville suntribune wt thursday augi2005 21 mosquito poo five by chris traber staff writer a mosquito pool in vaughan and five more dead birds have tested positive for west nile virus one week after two infected birds were discovered york region health services reported monday the infected insects were trapped close to keele street and hwy 7 health protection manager margaret mccaffrey said adding a pool is a batch of mosquitoes caught overnight in one trap crows found in newmarket richmond hill markham and vaughan tested positive in addition to the ones found in markham and vaughan last week this is something we have been anticipating she said all residents need to keep using precautions especially since weve had rain the precipitation creates stand ing water where mosquitoes breed ms mccaffrey said health service teams have fanned out in areas where infected insects and birds have been found setting additional mosquito traps informing resi- dents how to protect themselves and getting rid of any standing and pooled water a recent mcmaster university study shows by- eliminating stand ing water the risk of infection is reduced by 50 per cent ms mccaffrey said no human cases of- the virus have been reported in york region this season yorks west nile virus surveillance program continues on full alert a fourstage larviciding program is also under way the best defence against the dis ease contracted through mosquito bites is personal protection ms mccaffrey said she recommends using insect repellent between dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are more active and wearing lightcoloured long sleeved and legged clothing when outside tucking pants into socks defends against ankle bites window and door screens should be tight fitting and in good repair to keep insects from entering health services encourages resi dents to report dead crows and blue jays these birds and similar species are known to be most sus ceptible to the disease and act as early warning signs for the presence of the virus in a particular area to date infected crows have been found in the following areas markham leslie street and steeles avenue and bayview avenue arid steeles r aaughan i- jane street arid teston road and islington avenue and hwy 7 richmond hill bayview and 16th avenue and newmarket bathurst street and hwy 9 dead bird pickup is available if one is found do not handle it with bare hands or dispose of it through municipal garbage systems to report a dead crow or blue jay and for more information on west nile virus contact york region health services health connection at 18003615653 or go to wmyoikca ourausadyreduced outlet prices on selected major appliances sbechonvaiiesevsrdreardsakss cfibsowoteecomtdr save an additional 3050 m our already reduced outlet prices on air conditioners tents screen houses camping equipment safoionvaresbrsiokandswngs chbscam01bfccmmd wxsmxiiiiswt saturday at 7am the first 200 customers will received a websters english dictionary concise 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