Mosquito fogging set for Winkler amid West Nile virus concerns
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The provincial government has ordered fogging be done in Winkler because of the high number of mosquitoes there and the high rate of the insects with West Nile virus.
The fogging is slated to happen in Winkler and in a three-kilometre zone around the city overnight on Friday and Saturday, and on Monday and Tuesday.
“This extended zone includes the communities of Reinfeld, Chortitz and Schanzenfeld,” a Thursday news release said.
The risk for exposure to the virus is high in the Southern Health region and very high in Winkler and surrounding areas, the release said.
No locally acquired human cases of West Nile have been confirmed in Manitoba this year.