FRANCAIS

August 09, 2002

• Three additional birds have tested positive for the West Nile virus in Manitoba:
• North Winnipeg – crow
• Minnedosa – two blue jays - presumptive positive, confirmation test pending
• A total of 27 birds in Manitoba have now tested positive for West Nile virus indicating the virus is present in many parts of Winnipeg and southern Manitoba.
• Public information is available by calling Health Links at 788-8200 in Winnipeg or 1-888-315-9257 or checking the Manitoba Health Web site at: http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/wnv.

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Type of Bird	Location	Date Confirmed
crow	Winnipeg	July 15, 2002
crow	R.M. of St. Andrews	July 19, 2002
crow	Winnipeg	July 19, 2002
magpie	R.M. of Tache	July 23, 2002
crow	Winnipeg	July 24, 2002
crow	Winnipeg	July 25, 2002
blue jay	Winnipeg	July 25, 2002
raven	Winnipeg	July 25, 2002
blue jay	Winnipeg	July 26, 2002
crow	R.M. of Whitehead	July 26, 2002
crow	Russell	July 27, 2002
crow	R.M. of Riverside	July 27, 2002
blue jay	Winnipeg	July 27, 2002
crow	Winnipeg	July 27, 2002
crow	Winnipeg	July 27, 2002
crow	R.M. of Louise	August 1, 2002
crow	City of Brandon	August 5, 2002
crow	City of Portage la Prairie	August 5, 2002
crow & magpie	City of Selkirk	August 5, 2002
blue jay	Lockport	August 5, 2002
crow	R.M. of St. Clements	August 5, 2002
magpie	Town of Kenton	August 5, 2002
crow	Winnipeg	August 5, 2002
crow	Winnipeg	August 9, 2002
blue jays (2)	Minnedosa	August 9, 2002 - presumptive positive