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

  EEE Positive Mosquitoes Detected in 2 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.

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

  Positive Mosquitoes Found in 17 Towns

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 7/2/2021 State Reports Positive Mosquitoes for West Nile Virus in Milford

  The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program (MMP) announced that mosquitoes trapped in Milford on June 21 tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV).

• 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.

• 9/21/2023 CT Equine Owners Urged to Vaccinate and Take Precautions to Protect Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases

  The Connecticut Department of Agriculture is reminding the state’s equine community to take appropriate measures to protect against eastern equine encephalitis and West Nile 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.