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Mosquitoes Carrying Eastern Equine Encephalitis Found In These 6 CT Towns Mosquitoes Carrying Eastern Equine Encephalitis Found In These 6 CT Towns
Mosquitoes Carrying Eastern Equine Encephalitis Found In These 6 CT Towns Officials are warning residents to take precautions after mosquitoes carrying Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a potentially fatal disease, were found in six Connecticut towns.  The infection-carrying mosquitoes were found in six towns across Tolland, Windham, and New London Counties, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station announced on Tuesday, Sept. 12.  The six towns where the Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) carrying mosquitoes were found were:  Hampton; Killingly; Thompson; Tolland; Voluntown; Woodstock. According to Philip Armstrong, a medical…

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Mosquitoes In Three Fairfield County Communities Test Positive For West Nile Virus Mosquitoes In Three Fairfield County Communities Test Positive For West Nile Virus
Mosquitoes In Three Fairfield County Communities Test Positive For West Nile Virus Mosquitoes trapped in four Connecticut communities have tested positive for West Nile virus, state officials announced.  The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program reported that some of the positive mosquitoes were found in three Fairfield County communities: Stamford, Darien, and Fairfield. Mosquitoes trapped in New Haven also tested positive for West Nile, officials reported.  Officials said the mosquitos were trapped on Monday, July 18, and Tuesday, July 19. These are the first mosquitoes tested by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) tha…

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by Nicole Valinote
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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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by Zak Failla
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New Batch Of West Nile Positive Mosquitoes Found In Fairfield County New Batch Of West Nile Positive Mosquitoes Found In Fairfield County
New Batch Of West Nile Positive Mosquitoes Found In Fairfield County Health officials are warning residents to cover up as a new batch of mosquitoes in Fairfield County have tested positive for West Nile. Officials with the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station report that a group of mosquitoes collected in Easton on June 19 tested positive for the disease, said Dr. Philip Armstrong, the medical entomologist with the organization. Armstrong said the variety found in Easton -- Culex restuans — is a variety of mosquitoes that feeds almost exclusively on birds and rarely bites people "Easton is not a typical spot where we find the disease," he …

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by Kathy Reakes