Mosquito-Borne EEE Virus Found In Two Cities In Fairfield County Mosquito-Borne EEE Virus Found In Two Cities In Fairfield County
Mosquito-Borne EEE Virus Found In Two Cities In Fairfield County Two cities in Fairfield County are among the 26 locales in Connecticut to report cases of the mosquito-borne EEE virus that has been rapidly spreading. Shelton and Stamford were among 26 towns to report cases of eastern equine encephalitis. Other towns include:  Bethany; Chester; Colchester; Columbia; East Haddam; East Lyme; Groton; Haddam; Hampton; Killingworth; Ledyard; Lyme; Madison; Middlefield; Montville; North Stonington; Old Lyme; Plainfield; Salem; South Windsor; Sterling; Stonington; Voluntown; Waterford. Three people in Connecticut - one each from East Haddam, East Lyme and O…
EEE Mosquitoes Discovered In Three New CT Towns EEE Mosquitoes Discovered In Three New CT Towns
EEE Mosquitoes Discovered In Three New CT Towns State health officials announced that mosquitos carrying Eastern Equine Encephalitis have been detected in three new towns in Connecticut. According to officials, the mosquitoes were found in trap sites in the towns of Chester, East Lyme, and Hampton. To date, three people have died in Connecticut from the disease.  The latest person to die during the third week of September lived in the East Haddam area, said State Epidemiologist Dr. Matthew Cartter said. The person, in their 60s, became ill during the second week of September, the Connecticut Department of Health said. Mosquitoes c…
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…
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…
Car Burglary Suspects Elude Police In Trumbull Chase Car Burglary Suspects Elude Police In Trumbull Chase
Car Burglary Suspects Elude Police In Trumbull Chase Trumbull Police engaged in an early morning pursuit with a stolen vehicle after they saw the occupants breaking into parked cars in a residential neighborhood. The incident took place around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday after a Calhoun Avenue resident reported seeing a suspicious vehicle driving slowly through the neighborhood and a passenger of the vehicle was attempting to break into cars parked in neighboring driveways, said Trumbull Police Capt. Keith Golding. Trumbull Police arrived shortly after to find the vehicle, a 2016 Honda Civic with CT registration plate AL90797, on Ca…
Man Driving Drunk Plows Into Patrol Cruiser On I-95, Police Say Man Driving Drunk Plows Into Patrol Cruiser On I-95, Police Say
Man Driving Drunk Plows Into Patrol Cruiser On I-95, Police Say A 28-year-old man driving drunk hit the back of a Connecticut State Trooper cruiser on I-95 that was stopped to help another driver, according to state police. The crash occurred around 8 p.m. Friday when Douglas Alqueza of East Lyme was traveling northbound on I-95 near Old Lyme when he hit a set of flares set out by the trooper and then slammed into the back of the cruiser, said the Connecticut State Police. The trooper, who was not injured, had set out a flare pattern and was waiting with a driver for a tow truck when Alqueza drove into the vehicle, state police said.  Alqueza, who fail…