West Nile virus (Motion #33-03)

Moved by Dupuis – Léveillée. Approved by the Sudbury & District Board of Health, April 17, 2003.

WHEREAS there has been significant illness in Ontario and the United States related to West Nile virus; and

WHEREAS the demand on public health resources and personnel related to West Nile virus is expected to escalate in 2003; and

WHEREAS the detection of West Nile virus-positive birds in Sudbury during the summer of 2002 means that the Sudbury & District Health Unit must prepare to prevent human West Nile virus infection in 2003; and

WHEREAS preventing human West Nile virus infection requires costs associated with public communication and education campaigns and bird and mosquito surveillance programs; and

WHEREAS 2003 surveillance activities within the Sudbury & District Health Unit catchment area may detect significant risk to human health from West Nile virus; and

WHEREAS preventing human West Nile virus infection may involve costs to municipalities associated with larviciding and/or adulticiding; and

WHEREAS the Sudbury & District Health Unit can provide municipalities with access to 50% funding for larviciding and/or adulticiding; and

WHEREAS program activity related to West Nile virus is an additional responsibility under the Mandatory Health Programs and Services Guidelines; and

Whereas at its meeting of January 16, 2003, the Sudbury & District Board of Health passed a motion requesting that West Nile virus prevention and control activities be 100% provincially funded; and

Whereas the Ministry of Health and Long Term care confirmed on March 17, 2003 that West Nile virus expenditures are eligible for funding through the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care through its 50% grants to boards of health; and

Whereas the costs for the 2003 West Nile virus program are not included in the 2003 Sudbury & District Health Unit budget;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT this Board of Health enhances the 2003 budget for the Sudbury & District Health Unit in the amount of $37,590 for direct incremental costs related to public communication and education campaigns and bird and mosquito surveillance programs and further, that this Board of Health approves a contingency budget of $150,000 for activities related to larviciding and/or adulticiding.

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