As of Tuesday, the agency said it had found mosquitoes positive for the virus at Brush Island Road and High School Lane in Darien, Catamount Road in Fairfield, Civic Center in Greenwich, Keney Park in Hartford, Beaver Pond Park in New Haven , Cove. Parks Island and Sleepy Hollow in Stamford, Beacon Point in Stratford and Sherwood Island in Westport.
So far this year, CAES has tested more than 145,800 mosquitoes across Connecticut. Twenty-three mosquitoes have tested positive West Nile virus and seven have tested positive Jamestown Canyon Virus. The officials did not detect it eastern equine encephalitis virus in any of the mosquitoes from August 2.
Jamestown Canyon virus was detected on Kenneth Street in East Haven, Shade Swamp in Farmington, Lake Wintergreen in Hamden, Keney Park in Hartford, Lyons Swamp in Redding and Mount Misery in Voluntown.
The first mosquitoes with the virus this year were seen in Darien, Fairfield, New Haven and Stamford on July 18 and 19, the state announced last week.
“Current warm weather and high humidity provide ideal conditions for mosquito activity and West Nile virus transmission,” CAES medical entomologist Philip Armstrong said in a statement last week. “We anticipate a further buildup of the virus between now and September.”
CAES director Jason White suggested everyone take precautions, such as using mosquito repellent and covering bare skin, especially during dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are most active.
Last year, officials detected West Nile virus in 208 mosquito pools in 43 cities. There were also six confirmed human cases of West Nile virus in Fairfield, Hartford and New Haven counties.
Most people infected with West Nile virus will have no symptoms or will experience mild illness such as fever and headache. Some people, especially people over the age of 50, can suffer from serious diseases such as inflammation of the brain or meningitis.
“Symptoms can range from a mild fever, headache, rash, swollen lymph nodes and nausea to the rapid onset of a severe headache, high fever, stiff neck, disorientation, muscle weakness and coma,” the state’s Mosquito Management Program said. on your website.