Five-year-old horse tested positive for West Nile Virus

A horse in the Parry Sound district has tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit. The five-year-old unvaccinated horse developed signs of West Nile Virus on Aug. 21, and is improving after receiving treatment.Confirmation of West Nile Virus in this horse means local mosquitoes may be spreading the infection. Mosquitoes acquire WNV by feeding on infected birds, according to the health unit.The virus is spread to humans only by the bite of a