West Nile Virus

State officials confirmed Wednesday that a lone mosquito that was trapped in Hartford recently had been carrying the West Nile virus. In a statement, the city said that the mosquito was trapped in Keney Park back on July 19. “West Nile Virus is very rare, but it’s good to be aware of disease and its symptoms, and we wanted to…

Connecticut has identified the first mosquitoes trapped this year that have tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES). The mosquitos were trapped in New Haven, Stamford, Darien, and Fairfield on July 18 and 19. In all, five mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus. “The current warm weather and high humidity provides ideal…

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Scientists say longer and hotter summers will drive an uptick in cases of West Nile virus.

The City of Hartford confirmed two mosquitos carrying the West Nile virus in Hartford, city officials announced Wednesday.

Three Connecticut residents so far have tested positive for West Nile virus.

With all of our recent rains, state experts say that is leading to a boom in Connecticut’s mosquito population.

A Hartford resident has become the third person in Connecticut to be infected with West Nile virus this season, according to the Department of Public Health. The person is between the ages of 50 and 59 and became ill with encephalitis during the fourth week of August. That person is recovering, according to DPH. The health agency previously announced that…

Two people in Connecticut have contracted West Nile virus. They are the first two cases of West Nile virus in humans in the state this season, according to the Department of Public Health. Both patients are between 70 and 79 years old and became ill in the third week of August with meningitis and meningoencephalitis, DPH said. One is a…

West Nile Virus activity has increase in Connecticut in August, with mosquitoes trapped in 20 towns testing positive for the virus.

Mosquitoes infected with West Nile Virus have now been found in 20 cities and towns across Connecticut. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment station updated the number of infected mosquitoes trapped and the towns in which they were found on Tuesday. The latest round of testing identified mosquitoes infected with West Nile Virus in Bridgeport, Glastonbury, Greenwich, Meriden, Milford, Waterford, and Wethersfield….

Mosquitoes collected in Waterford on July 20 have tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to the Ledge Light Health District. They said the positive mosquito, Culiseta melanura, feeds primarily on birds. According to the State of Connecticut Mosquito Trapping and Arbovirus Testing Program, West Nile has also been found in mosquitoes in Milford and South Windsor. Minimize time outdoors…

The state has found the first mosquito to test positive for West Nile virus this summer in Milford. This is something that happens every year, but experts say this is a little earlier than usual. Every year the Connecticut mosquito surveillance program begins trapping the insects around June 1, and typically mosquitoes infected with the virus aren’t discovered until early…

Connecticut has begun its seasonal mosquito testing program throughout the state.

Connecticut began its seasonal mosquito testing program throughout the state Tuesday. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) traps mosquitoes and monitors them for mosquito-borne diseases, such as eastern equine encephalitis and West Nile virus. “The mosquito monitoring program serves as an effective early warning system to detect and assess the risk of mosquito-borne diseases in Connecticut,” said Dr. Philip Armstrong,…

This is a busy time for scientists at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, who track human cases of the West Nile Virus, which typically peaks in August and September. “Last year, EEE virus was a big problem in eastern Connecticut but this year it’s all about West Nile Virus,” said Dr. Philip Armstrong, Director of the Trapping and Testing...

Three more people in Connecticut tested positive for West Nile virus.

Three residents of Fairfield County recently tested positive for the West Nile virus, bringing the total number of infections in the state to four for the season, the Department of Public Health announced Wednesday. According to DPH, two of the patients were between the ages of 20-39 and are from Danbury of Newtown. They became ill in the second week…

Mosquitoes in 14 Connecticut towns have tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the latest Mosquito Trapping Report from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. Mosquitoes trapped in Bridgeport, Hartford, New Britain, New Haven, Stamford, Wethersfield, Branford, Darien, Greenwich, Guilford, New Canaan, Newington, Norwalk, and Waterbury have all tested positive for the virus. Doctors say West Nile Virus should be…

Connecticut now has its first case of human West Nile Virus infection of 2020.