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• 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.

• 8/28/2024 DEEP Mosquito Management Program to Spray for Mosquitoes in Mt. Misery Area of Pachaug State Forest

  The CT DEEP Mosquito Management Program will conduct insecticide spraying on the evening of Thursday, August 29, at Pachaug State Forest.

• 8/2/2024 DEEP and DPH Advise Precautions to Avoid Mosquitoes

  Due to recent CAES reports of EEE in mosquitoes in Canterbury and Voluntown, the Connecticut DEEP and DPH advise taking extra precautions to protect against mosquitoes when recreating outdoors.

• 7/18/2024 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.

• 10/12/2023 Second Connecticut Horse Confirmed Positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus

  The Connecticut Department of Agriculture announced today the second equine case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) for 2023.

• 7/19/2024 Equine Owners Reminded to Protect Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases

  The Connecticut Department of Agriculture (CT DoAg) reminds the state’s equine community to take appropriate measures to protect against mosquito-borne diseases this season, including eastern equine encephalitis and West Nile 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.

• 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.

• 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.