2023 Press Releases

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• 9/21/2023 CT Equine Owners Urged to Vaccinate and Take Precautions to Protect Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases

  The Connecticut Department of Agriculture is reminding the state’s equine community to take appropriate measures to protect against eastern equine encephalitis and West Nile virus.

• 10/12/2023 Second Connecticut Horse Confirmed Positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus

  The Connecticut Department of Agriculture announced today the second equine case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) for 2023.

• 9/29/2023 Connecticut Confirms First Case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis for 2023 in Emu

  State Veterinarian Stresses Importance of Vaccinations to Protect Animals

• 10/4/2023 Connecticut Horse Confirmed Positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus

  This is the first equine case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) for 2023.

• 9/7/2023 DPH announces second case of West Nile virus infection this year

  A second Connecticut resident has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV) infection.

• 8/18/2023 DPH announces first case of West Nile virus infection this year

  A Connecticut resident tested positive for West Nile virus in July 2023.

• 9/28/2023 DEEP Mosquito Management Program to Spray for Mosquitoes in Mt Misery Area of Pachaug State Forest

  Detections of EEE-carrying Mosquitoes in this Area Remain High

• 9/13/2023 Risk of Mosquito-Borne Diseases Continues

  Eastern Equine Encephalitis Positive Mosquitoes Found in 6 Connecticut Towns and West Nile Virus Detected in 33 Connecticut Towns

• 9/1/2023 State Reports First Positive Mosquitoes for EEE Virus in Thompson, CT

  The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program announced that mosquitoes trapped in Thompson on August 24 tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus.

• 8/31/2023 West Nile Virus Update: Positive Mosquitoes Found in 25 Connecticut Towns

  West Nile virus continues to be detected in mosquitoes throughout Connecticut, with the highest levels of activity in Fairfield and New Haven counties and in the metropolitan Hartford area.

• 7/26/2023 State Reports Positive Mosquitoes for West Nile Virus in Wethersfield

  First WNV-Positive Mosquito Pools of Season

• 6/1/2023 State Mosquito Monitoring Program Begins Testing for Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases

  The mosquito trapping and testing program, coordinated by The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) will run from May 30 until the end of October.