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• 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.

• 9/1/2022 Risk of West Nile Virus Continues

  Positive Mosquitoes Detected in 23 Connecticut Towns

• 8/18/2022 West Nile Virus Expanding Throughout Connecticut

  Positive Mosquitoes Found in 17 Towns

• 7/26/2022 State Reports Positive Mosquitoes for West Nile Virus in Four Connecticut Towns

  First WNV-Positive Mosquito Pools of Season

• 6/1/2022 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 31 until the end of October.

• 10/2/2021 State Officials Report Positive Mosquitoes for Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Voluntown

  The Connecticut Department of Public Health is advising residents in southeastern Connecticut to protect themselves and their children from mosquitoes to reduce the chance of contracting eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus.

• 9/10/2021 Risk of West Nile Virus Continues - Third Human Case Identified in the State

  Virus-positive mosquitoes continue to be detected in Connecticut towns

• 9/1/2021 Connecticut DPH Announces First Two Cases of West Nile Virus Infection this Year

  Residents Advised to Protect Themselves and Family Members from Mosquito Bites