A third round of ground spraying with an ultra low volume application of Malathion is scheduled for today, Sunday August 12th in the city of Estevan to reduce the risk of West Nile Virus transmission to humans.

Two thirds of the positive West Nile Virus Infected mosquito pools in Saskatchewan are from Estevan mosquito traps.

As Doctor Shauna Hudson, medical health officer for Sun Country Health Region explains, there are still personal protective measures that residents must take to protect themselves from mosquito bites such as