Although summer is drawing to an end and extreme heat in the southwest has started to subside, mosquitoes haven’t disappeared yet.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is advising southwest residents about a type of mosquito present at this time of the year that can carry the West Nile virus.

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Dr. David Torr, medical health officer for the SHA’s southwest and integrated rural areas and area department lead for the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine for the Saskatchewan Health Authority, shared that since being intro

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