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• 10/1/2019 DPH Announces Death of the Third Person Diagnosed With Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) This Year and the Diagnosis of EEE in A Fourth Person Who Remains Hospitalized After Five Weeks

  Residents, especially those in the Southeastern part of the state from the Lower Connecticut River Valley to the Rhode Island border, are advised to protect themselves and their children by taking personal precautions to prevent mosquito bites until the first hard frost of the fall. Consideration should also be given to minimizing outdoor activity from dusk to dawn, when mosquitoes are most active.

• 9/24/2019 Governor Lamont Advises Connecticut Residents to Take Proper Precautions Against Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE)

  Governor Ned Lamont is advising people in Connecticut to take proper precautions to protect themselves against Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) as state public health officials announced that the second person to be diagnosed with the virus this year in Connecticut has passed away.

• 8/2/2018 Gov Malloy and Public Health Officials Advise Residents of Increased West Nile Virus Activity

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and state public health officials are advising Connecticut residents to be aware of a rapid build-up of West Nile virus (WNV) activity within the state as recent tests show that infected mosquitoes are rising at levels higher than normal for this time of year.

• 8/10/2018 First Two Human Cases of West Nile Virus Identified In Connecticut This Season

  The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that a resident of Fairfield and a resident of Newington have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV) infection.

• 8/29/2018 Two More Human Cases of West Nile Virus in CT - First Case Involving a Child Diagnosed This Season

  The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that two Connecticut residents have tested positive this week for West Nile virus (WNV) infection, bringing the total for this season to five human WNV cases.

• 8/24/2018 Third Human Case of West Nile Virus Identified In Connecticut This Season

  The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that a resident of Southington has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV) infection.

• 7/17/2018 West Nile Virus Found In Mosquitoes in Five CT Towns

  The State Mosquito Management Program today urged Connecticut residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites and mosquito-borne diseases.

• 9/20/2018 Four More Human Cases of West Nile Virus Identified In Connecticut

  The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that it has learned of four more Connecticut residents who have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV) infection, bringing the total for this season to ten human WNV cases.

• 9/27/2018 Another Five Human Cases of West Nile Virus Identified In Connecticut

  The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that it has learned of five more Connecticut residents who have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV) infection, bringing the total for this season to 15 human WNV cases.

• 6/2/2021 State Mosquito Monitoring Program Begins Testing for Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases

  The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program today announced it is monitoring mosquitoes for the presence of viruses that can cause illness in people, including West Nile virus (WNV) and eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus.

• 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.

• 7/28/2021 State Reports Positive Mosquitoes for West Nile Virus in Five More Connecticut Towns

  The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) has identified West Nile virus (WNV) infected mosquitoes in five new towns: Darien, Greenwich, New Haven, Stamford, and Waterford.

• 6/1/2020 State Mosquito Monitoring Program Begins Testing for Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases

  Expanding Program from 92 to 108 Monitoring Sites

• 8/5/2019 State Reports Positive Mosquitoes for Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Voluntown

  The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program announced today that mosquitoes trapped in the Pachaug State Forest in Voluntown on July 31 have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEE).

• 6/4/2018 State Mosquito Monitoring Program Begins Testing for Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases

  "We will trap and test mosquitoes at 91 locations statewide from now until October", said Dr. Philip Armstrong Medical Entomologist at CAES.