2026 Press Releases

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• 8/27/2026 CT Department of Public Health announces first human case of West Nile Virus infection this year

  The first human case of WNV-associated illness identified in a Connecticut resident this season is a male resident of Middlesex County who is between 30–39 years of age.

• 8/19/2026 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 (WNV) this season.

• 7/7/2026 State Reports Positive Mosquitoes for West Nile Virus in Milford

  The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program announced that mosquitoes trapped in Milford on June 29 tested positive for West Nile virus.

• 6/1/2026 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 1, 2026, and lasts until the end of October.