West Nile

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

A new study finds the number of West Nile cases is likely to rise in Connecticut in the coming years due to climate change.

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.

With the coronavirus pandemic taking place, health experts do not want residents to forget about the dangers of mosquito season.

“Just because certain terms have been used in the past doesn’t make it appropriate now. We know that language evolves,” an expert said.

The Consolidated School District of New Britain has become the latest in Connecticut to end all outdoor activities before dusk amid the EEE and West Nile Virus threat.

More than 100 mosquitoes have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or EEE, in Connecticut this year, including one in South Windsor, the latest town touched by the virus.

The Friday night lights were on the bench in Ledyard, with the high school football game starting earlier than usual over EEE concerns.

The state of Connecticut plans to conduct mosquito spraying at Pachaug State Forest to combat mosquito-borne illnesses.

The state is spraying for mosquitoes in parts of Pachaug State Forest considered at high risk for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus and West Nile virus.

Mosquitoes trapped in Voluntown have tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis, according to the latest report from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.

Mosquitoes are beginning to breed for the summer season and one health district in southeastern Connecticut is helping homeowners be proactive about managing them.

Health officials are reporting a jump in cases of a rare paralyzing illness in children, and say it seems to be following an every-other-year pattern. At least 62 confirmed cases have been reported in 22 states this year, and an additional 65 illnesses in those states are being investigated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the latest numbers...

Mosquitoes in at least 50 towns across the state have now tested positive for West Nile Virus.

The state Department of Public Health today announced two more Connecticut residents have tested positive for West Nile virus.

Mosquitoes in at least 40 towns across the state have now tested positive for West Nile Virus.

Mosquitoes trapped in North Branford, Wethersfield and Wallingford have tested positive for West Nile virus.

Mosquitoes trapped in New Canaan have tested positive for West Nile virus, according to state officials.

Texas health officials say the Federal Emergency Management Agency will use military planes to spray chemicals near Houston to help control disease-carrying mosquitoes following Hurricane Harvey. Texas Health and Human Services spokesman Chris Van Deusen says spraying begins Saturday evening east of Houston, in Jefferson, Orange and Chambers counties.