A Toronto-area man was the first person to die after contracting West Nile Virus in Canada. Ontario Health Minister Tony Clement made the announcement September 17th at a hospital, just west of Toronto.

Date: 2002-09-17
Placeline: MISSISSAUGA, Ontario.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 18 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << earlier this morning I was officially informed by doctor calling to kuna chief medical officer of Health for Ontario that an autopsy performed yesterday on a 70 year old Mississauga man confirmed that death was caused by West Nile virus >>

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