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West Nile – Lawyer

This summer, the simple buzz of a mosquito sends shivers up Canadian spines.
People across the country are covering up and stocking up - mosquito repellents and bug zapping devices are flying off the shelves.
West Nile first appeared in our region in 1999. And, since then, 308 people have contracted it in Ontario - 18 of them died and some remain paralysed.

And now, many of these people want some answers . . . and some compensation. So, a group of 12 families are suing the provincial government.
Douglas Elliot is the Toronto lawyer representing the West Nile survivors in the lawsuit.
He joins me from Toronto.

West Nile – Survivor
Pat Anweiler is one of the clients involved in this lawsuit.
She is 45 years old and is now paralysed as a result of the West Nile Virus.
Ms. Anweiler joined us from Toronto.

West Nile – Expert
Well, there are experts who say cases like Pat Anweiler's are extremely rare. Jay Keystone is a physician with the Centre for Travel and Tropical Medicine at the Toronto General Hospital. He's in Toronto.

West Nile – Tape
To stop the spread of West Nile, Health Canada officials go underground.
Months before the virus might strike, scientists scour the sewers to find infected bugs.
Entomologist Robbin Lindsay trudged through the gutters in Windsor and Mississauga trapping mosquitoes for testing.
CBC reporter Shawn Hirtle joined Lindsay on the mosquito hunt.
Listen to The Current: Part 1