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• 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.

• 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.

• 6/3/2024 State Mosquito Monitoring Program Begins Testing for Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases

  The 2024 mosquito trapping and testing program, coordinated by The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) will run from June 3 until the end of October.

• 8/23/2019 Plans Finalized for Mosquito Spraying in Pachaug State Forest

  The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program will be spraying for mosquito control in areas of the Pachaug State Forest considered to be at high risk for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus and West Nile virus (WNV).

• 5/31/2019 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 virus (EEE).

• 9/11/2019 DPH Advises Residents to Take Extra Precautions to Prevent Contracting Eastern Equine Encephalitis

  The Connecticut Department of Public Health today is urging residents to continue personal preventive measures to avoid mosquito bites and reduce the chance of contracting eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus.

• 8/21/2019 West Nile Virus Expanding Throughout Connecticut - Positive Mosquitoes found in 14 Towns

  The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) has now identified West Nile virus (WNV) infected mosquitoes in 14 Connecticut towns throughout the state.

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

  Positive Mosquitoes Detected in 23 Connecticut Towns

• 8/28/2020 Risk of West Nile Virus Continues Positive Mosquitoes Detected in 14 Connecticut Towns

  EEE Positive Mosquitoes Detected in 2 Towns

• 8/11/2020 State Reports First Positive Mosquitoes for EEE Virus in Stonington

  Continued detection of West Nile virus in mosquitoes from 7 Connecticut towns

• 9/9/2020 DPH Announces Three New Cases of West Nile Virus Infection in Fairfield County

  Residents Advised to Take Precautions Against Mosquito Bites Until the First Frost

• 7/16/2020 State Reports Positive Mosquitoes for West Nile Virus in Newington

  First WNV-Positive Mosquito Pools of Season

• 8/17/2020 DPH Announces First Connecticut Human Case of West Nile Virus Infection in 2020

  Residents Are Advised to Protect Themselves and their Children from Mosquito Bites

• 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.