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• 8/23/2019 Plans Finalized for Mosquito Spraying in Pachaug State Forest

  The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program will be spraying for mosquito control in areas of the Pachaug State Forest considered to be at high risk for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus and West Nile virus (WNV).

• 9/11/2019 DPH Advises Residents to Take Extra Precautions to Prevent Contracting Eastern Equine Encephalitis

  The Connecticut Department of Public Health today is urging residents to continue personal preventive measures to avoid mosquito bites and reduce the chance of contracting eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus.

• 9/27/2019 Risk of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Continues: Virus Detected in 21 Connecticut Towns

  The State Mosquito Management Program is warning Connecticut residents about the risk of infection by eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) this season.

• 8/1/2019 State Reports Positive Mosquitoes for West Nile Virus in East Haven

  The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program (MMP) announced that mosquitoes trapped in East Haven on July 30 tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV).

• 6/26/2018 State Reports Positive Mosquitoes for West Nile Virus in New Canaan

  The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program (MMP) announced that mosquitoes trapped in New Canaan on June 19 tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV).

• 8/23/2018 Risk of West Nile Virus Continues - Positive Mosquitoes Detected in 40 Connecticut Towns

  The State Mosquito Management Program is warning Connecticut residents about the increased risk of infection by West Nile virus (WNV) this season.

• 6/4/2018 State Mosquito Monitoring Program Begins Testing for Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases

  "We will trap and test mosquitoes at 91 locations statewide from now until October", said Dr. Philip Armstrong Medical Entomologist at CAES.

• 9/1/2022 Risk of West Nile Virus Continues

  Positive Mosquitoes Detected in 23 Connecticut Towns

• 10/3/2018 Positive Mosquitoes for Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Hampton and North Stonington

  The State Mosquito Management Program announced today that mosquitoes trapped in Hampton on September 19 and North Stonington on September 26 have tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus.

• 7/26/2022 State Reports Positive Mosquitoes for West Nile Virus in Four Connecticut Towns

  First WNV-Positive Mosquito Pools of Season