Dr. Mark Vooght
The dry start to the summer has been very beneficial when it comes to mosquitoes around the province but local officials, like Five Hills Medical Health Office, Dr Mark Vooght, are still keeping an eye out for any signs of West Nile Virus.
"The number of mosquitoes have dropped off significantly. The most amount of mosquitoes are the Culex Tarsalis, and they're the ones that carry the West Nile Virus."
He adds that there is a silver lining to that fact as well.
"The good news is that right now, there are no positive mosquito pools have been detected."
Vooght notes that the last two weeks of July, and first two weeks of August are the most common time for positive mosquitoes to be found.
"We need to take precautions from being bitten by mosquitoes, Culex Tarsalis' act mainly at night, once the sun has gone down."
Dr. Vooght hopes that everyone will ramp up their precautions to avoid being bitten.