2024 Press Releases

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• 10/4/2024 Risk of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Continues

  The State Mosquito Management Program is advising Connecticut residents about the continued risk of eastern equine encephalitis infection this season.

• 9/12/2024 Risk of Mosquito-borne Diseases Expands Across State

  EEE detections have expanded westward to new CT towns; EEE infection of a horse in Fairfield County

• 9/10/2024 Connecticut Confirms First Case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis for 2024 in Horse

  The Connecticut Department of Agriculture reports the state’s first case this year of EEE in a 23-year-old unvaccinated gelded horse from Fairfield County.

• 8/28/2024 DEEP Mosquito Management Program to Spray for Mosquitoes in Mt. Misery Area of Pachaug State Forest

  The CT DEEP Mosquito Management Program will conduct insecticide spraying on the evening of Thursday, August 29, at Pachaug State Forest.

• 8/21/2024 DEEP Reports Case of EEE in White-tailed Deer in Connecticut

  A white-tailed deer that exhibited neurologic symptoms and died on August 12, 2024, in Lisbon, Connecticut, was infected with the EEE virus.

• 8/16/2024 DPH Announces First Case of West Nile Virus Infection this Year

  The Connecticut Department of Public Health announced that a Connecticut resident has tested positive for West Nile virus infection.

• 8/2/2024 DEEP and DPH Advise Precautions to Avoid Mosquitoes

  Due to recent CAES reports of EEE in mosquitoes in Canterbury and Voluntown, the Connecticut DEEP and DPH advise taking extra precautions to protect against mosquitoes when recreating outdoors.

• 7/23/2024 State Reports First Positive Mosquitoes for EEE Virus in Canterbury, CT

  The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program announced that mosquitoes trapped in Canterbury on July 16 tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus.

• 7/19/2024 Equine Owners Reminded to Protect Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases

  The Connecticut Department of Agriculture (CT DoAg) reminds the state’s equine community to take appropriate measures to protect against mosquito-borne diseases this season, including eastern equine encephalitis and West Nile virus.

• 7/18/2024 State Reports Expansion of West Nile Virus

  The State Mosquito Management Program is warning Connecticut residents about the increasing risk of infection by West Nile virus this season.

• 6/26/2024 State Reports Positive Mosquitoes for West Nile Virus in New Haven

  The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program announced that mosquitoes trapped in New Haven on June 17, 2024, tested positive for West Nile virus.