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Mosquitoes Carrying Serious Illness Found In CT Mosquitoes Carrying Serious Illness Found In CT
Mosquitoes Carrying Serious Illness Found In CT Mosquitos in Connecticut have tested positive for a rare, but potentially dangerous illness that could impact the brain, the state Department of Health announced. Mosquitos trapped the Pachaug State Forest in Voluntown in New London County trapped late last month tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), according to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. Public Health Commissioner Commissioner Manisha Juthani said while the detection of the virus is disconcerting, “It is important to remember that we do not expect to see a lot of mosquito activity in the month o…

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First Mosquito Pool Of Season Tests Positive For West Nile Virus In Connecticut First Mosquito Pool Of Season Tests Positive For West Nile Virus In Connecticut
First Mosquito Pool Of Season Tests Positive For West Nile Virus In Connecticut The first pool of mosquitos trapped by the State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program (MMP) has tested positive for West Nile Virus, officials announced. According to the MMP, mosquitoes trapped in Milford on Monday, June 21 tested positive for the virus, marking the first confirmed case of West Nile found in Connecticut this summer. Last year, the West Nile Virus was found in 13 mosquito pools in 21 Connecticut communities. 
“The West Nile virus season has begun with the first detection of virus in mosquitoes," Dr. Philip Armstrong, a medical entomologist at the Connecticut Agricul…

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CT Resident Tests Positive For West Nile Virus In State's First Human Case Of Season CT Resident Tests Positive For West Nile Virus In State's First Human Case Of Season
CT Resident Tests Positive For West Nile Virus In State's First Human Case Of Season The first positive case of West Nile Virus in a Connecticut resident has been confirmed by the state Department of Public Health. Health officials said that a Waterbury resident who is between the age of 40 and 49 tested positive for the virus after falling ill in the second week of July. Tests later confirmed the presence of antibodies to West Nile in the patient. It is believed that the person who tested positive may have been exposed to it in the Newington or Wethersfield areas. “The identification of a Connecticut resident with West Nile virus-associated illness emphasizes the need to…

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Mosquitoes With West Nile Virus Discovered In Darien, Joining Bridgeport, Greenwich, Stamford Mosquitoes With West Nile Virus Discovered In Darien, Joining Bridgeport, Greenwich, Stamford
Mosquitoes With West Nile Virus Discovered In Darien, Joining Bridgeport, Greenwich, Stamford More mosquitos have now tested positive for West Nile Virus in Fairfield County, though there have been no confirmed cases of the virus in Connecticut residents. Mosquitos trapped in Darien became the latest to test positive for West Nile, bringing the state total to 21 for the season, up from just two cases a week ago, according to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. Mosquito trapping is conducted at each site every 10 days, on a rotating basis throughout the state, with the goal of tracking West Nile virus, Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus, Zika, and other mosquito-borne di…

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Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Stamford Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Stamford
Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Stamford An advisory has been issued in Fairfield County after there were new mosquito samples that tested positive for West Nile Virus in Stamford. The Connecticut State Mosquito Management Program announced that mosquitos trapped in Stamford on Thursday, July 16 tested positive for the virus, prompting them to take action. Following the positive samples, Stamford’s Department of Health began larviciding catch basins in the area to control the mosquito population, in addition to the larviciding the department has conducted since June to preemptively control the local mosquito population. West Nil…

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Second Person Dies From EEE In Connecticut Second Person Dies From EEE In Connecticut
Second Person Dies From EEE In Connecticut A second person in Connecticut has died from the mosquito-borne virus Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), state officials said, bringing the total to nine nationwide. Last week, health officials in Connecticut reported the first death from EEE. The deaths are the first from the virus since 2013. “Today it has been confirmed that the second person who tested positive for Triple E has died. Both people were older adults one was from East Lyme and the other from Old Lyme,” Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz said at a press conference. “This is a serious public health concern and we wanted to let you k…

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First Case Confirmed In Connecticut Of Potentially Fatal Eastern Equine Encephalitis First Case Confirmed In Connecticut Of Potentially Fatal Eastern Equine Encephalitis
First Case Confirmed In Connecticut Of Potentially Fatal Eastern Equine Encephalitis The first case of human Eastern Equine Encephalitis of the season has been confirmed in Connecticut, the second ever to be reported in the state, according to the Department of Public Health. Officials said Monday, Sept. 16, that a resident of East Lyme tested positive for the disease and remains hospitalized. “EEE is a rare but serious and potentially fatal disease that can affect people of all ages,” cautioned DPH Commissioner Renée Coleman Mitchell. “Using insect repellent, covering bare skin and avoiding being outdoors from dusk to dawn are effective ways to help keep you from being bi…

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Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile In 14 CT Towns, Including Greenwich, Stamford Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile In 14 CT Towns, Including Greenwich, Stamford
Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile In 14 CT Towns, Including Greenwich, Stamford State officials announced that the West Nile virus has been detected in 14 towns throughout the state, including Greenwich and Stamford. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) said the infected mosquitoes were found across the region including Stamford, Chester, East Haven, Groton, Hartford, Manchester, New Haven, North Haven, North Stonington, South Windsor, Voluntown, West Haven, and Wethersfield.  In addition, eastern equine encephalitis virus-infected mosquitoes have been detected in two southeastern towns including Voluntown and Madison. “…

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Jamestown Canyon Virus Found In Westport In New CT Mosquito Collection Jamestown Canyon Virus Found In Westport In New CT Mosquito Collection
Jamestown Canyon Virus Found In Westport In New CT Mosquito Collection The mosquito trapping and testing program in Connecticut has revealed an increase in the number with the Jamestown Canyon virus, including one in Fairfield County, but no West Nile virus in the latest sampling. The number of mosquitoes collected the week of July 1 also spiked, up to 16, 485 from the week of June 24 when 13, 786 mosquitoes were collected, according to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station is the state agency responsible for trapping, identifying, and testing mosquitoes for encephalitis viruses. The previous collecti…

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New West Nile Cases Detected In Norwalk, Stamford, Danbury New West Nile Cases Detected In Norwalk, Stamford, Danbury
New West Nile Cases Detected In Norwalk, Stamford, Danbury Public health officials announced five more Connecticut residents have tested positive for West Nile Virus, including three in Fairfield County.  The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH)  said Thursday that the new cases bring the total number of residents infected statewide to 15. Three of these cases involved residents in Danbury, Norwalk, and Stamford, the department said. The fourth patient is a resident of Thompson in Windham County and the fifth is from Westbrook in Middlesex County.  The infected range in age from 40 to 70-years-old, and three of the five required hospitali…

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Mosquitoes In New Canaan Test Positive For West Nile Virus Mosquitoes In New Canaan Test Positive For West Nile Virus
Mosquitoes In New Canaan Test Positive For West Nile Virus The season's first West Nile Virus-positive mosquitoes have been found in Fairfield County in a batch of mosquitoes trapped June 19. According to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, the mosquitoes were trapped in New Canaan. “The first West Nile virus positive mosquitoes of the season have been identified,” said Dr. Philip Armstrong, the medical entomologist at the experiment station. “This is one of the earlier detections of virus recorded during the last 20 years of the statewide monitoring program.” While warning Fairfield County residents to protect themselves against mosq…

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by Kathy Reakes