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Category: Health and Medical Care | Tags: number human west nile virus cases rockets canada saskatchewan figure
In Saskatchewan, Canada, there were 89 probably human cases of West Nile virus infection last week, this week the figure has jumped to 339. Of the confirmed cases so far, seven are of the neurological syndrome variety, the most serious. Officials have said that the first half of August is always the period when numbers tend to peak.

According to authorities, a person in Saskatchewan currently runs a one-in-ten chance of being bitten by an infected mosquito. In 2003 there were 947 confirmed human cases of West Nile virus infection in Saskatchewan, the highest number in the region ever - sixty-three people developed the severe form, while seven died. Experts say this has definitely been the worst year since 2003.

June was a wet and warm month in Saskatchewan, July was hot as were the first 15 days of August - ideal conditions for the mosquitoes to thrive. As temperatures start to slide, as they are expected to at the end of this month, so will the number of mosquitoes, leading to a drop in the number of new human cases.
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