Thursday, August 31, 2023
State Reports Positive Mosquitoes for West Nile Virus in Local Communities
Eastern Highlands Health District – The CT Mosquito Management Program announced that mosquitoes trapped in Mansfield and Willington on August 22 tested positive for West Nile virus (WMV). These results represent the first WNV positive mosquitoes identified in the Eastern Highlands Health District (EHHD) area by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) this year. Eastern Highlands Health District residents are reminded to protect themselves from mosquito bites and mosquito-borne diseases.
“With the first positive mosquitoes of the season in our area of the state, it is important to stay vigilant with avoiding mosquito bites till the season ends,” said Robert Miller, Director of Health at the EHHD. “As the virus amplifies in the mosquito population towards the end of the season we may see more positive test results until the first hard frost.”
For more information, residents can visit the EHHD website at www.ehhd.org/WestNile for additional information. More information on the CAES Mosquito Trapping and Testing program can be found at https://portal.ct.gov/caes .