# @ctvnews on TikTok

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.tiktok.com/@ctvnews/video/7535553434695535928
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32998640-ctvnews-tiktok
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- **Posted:** 2025-08-06T19:16:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CTVNews (@ctvnews) — https://gondola.cc/ctvnews

## Caption

West Nile is back in the headlines, with mosquitoes testing positive for the virus in Toronto, Niagara Region and York Region in the last week.   While there haven’t been any confirmed cases in humans in Ontario so far this year, there are a few crucial things to know about the virus and how to protect yourself from it.  West Nile is a mosquito-borne virus that has the potential to cause fatal neurological disease.  It is transmitted to humans through mosquitoes.  Mosquitoes initially catch West Nile by feeding on perching birds, like robins, that habour the virus, creating a cycle, explained Dr. Robyn Klein, a professor at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry whose focus is on neurovirology and neuroimmunology.   “They are passing the virus between mosquitoes and birds and that’s how it’s maintained in nature,” she said.  Some birds, like crows, are more susceptible to West Nile and can be killed by the virus. If there are several dead crows in an area, it`s often a sign that the virus is nearby. #ctvnews #news #westnile

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