West Nile Virus MONITOR

2012 Human Surveillance

During the West Nile virus season, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) updates this web site every Monday to reflect information reported to the PHAC by the provinces and territories. These tables include human West Nile Virus (WNV) cases and asymptomatic infections reported to the PHAC. For information on cases and asymptomatic infections currently under investigation, please refer to the specific provinces'/territories' Ministry of Health website.

2012 Human West Nile Virus Cases and Asymptomatic Infections in Canada
(as of October 27, 2012 )

Province/Territory	Week 43 (October 21 - October 27, 2012)	Year to Date Total
Newfoundland and Labrador	0	0
Prince Edward Island	0	1
Nova Scotia	0	0
New Brunswick	0	0
Quebec	1	133
Ontario	0	259
Manitoba	0	39
Saskatchewan	0	9
Alberta	0	9
British Columbia	0	0
Yukon	0	0
Northwest Territories	0	0
Nunavut	0	0
Canada	1	450

 

2012 Human West Nile Virus Cases and Asymptomatic Infections in Canada
(as of October 27, 2012 )

Province/Territory	Neurological Syndrome	Non- Neurological Syndrome	Unclassified/ Unspecified	Total*	Asymptomatic Infection**
* Total probable and confirmed clinical cases is the sum of WNV Neurological Syndrome + WNV Non-Neurological Syndrome + WNV Unclassified/Unspecified ** Most asymptomatic infections reported to PHAC are identified through testing blood donors. Asymptomatic infections will not be included in the Total. Case definitions can be accessed through the following link: National Surveillance for West Nile Virus (WNV) For information on WNV activity in the United States please see: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) WNV table CDC WNV maps
Newfoundland and Labrador	0	0	0	0	0
Prince Edward Island	1	0	0	1	0
Nova Scotia	0	0	0	0	0
New Brunswick	0	0	0	0	0
Quebec	67	34	25	126	7
Ontario	61	168	20	249	10
Manitoba	6	28	5	39	0
Saskatchewan	0	9	0	9	0
Alberta	4	5	0	9	0
British Columbia	0	0	0	0	0
Yukon	0	0	0	0	0
Northwest Territories	0	0	0	0	0
Nunavut	0	0	0	0	0
Canada	139	244	50	433	17