2025 Press Releases

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• 9/5/2025 CT Department of Public Health announces first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) infection this year

  Risk remains elevated as The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) detects the virus within mosquito pools in 34 towns this season.

• 8/27/2025 Continued Risk of West Nile Virus

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

• 8/7/2025 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.

• 7/18/2025 Mosquito Season Alert-CT Horse and Livestock Owners Advised to Guard Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases

  The Connecticut Department of Agriculture reminds the state’s horse and livestock community to take preventative measures to protect against mosquito-borne diseases this season.

• 6/24/2025 State Reports Positive Mosquitoes for West Nile Virus in Bridgeport

  The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program announced that mosquitoes trapped in Bridgeport on June 11 tested positive for West Nile virus.

• 6/2/2025 State Mosquito Monitoring Program Begins Testing for Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases

  The mosquito trapping and testing program, coordinated by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, begins June 2, 2025, and lasts until the end of October.