This year’s drought, combined with recent rains, have created the perfect conditions for a late but explosive season for the residents of Cornwall, Weybridge and Bridport.
Mosquito outbreak bugs Lemon Fair River area
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Health Department to start weekly mosquito testing
Health Department officials have begun weekly mosquito testing across the state and will post updates to its website of areas where mosquitos carrying illnesses are discovered. Last year, eight mosquito pools that tested positive for West Nile virus and eight others that tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis in Rutland and Franklin counties. Human illness […]
West Nile virus detected in southern Vermont
News Release -- Vermont Department of Health Aug. 29, 2014 BURLINGTON – Six batches of mosquitoes from Rockingham, Brattleboro, Putney and Newbury have recently tested positive for West Nile virus. The mosquitoes from Newbury were collected on August 18. The five other batches were collected on August 21. Three of these were from the same […]
First detection of West Nile virus in Vermont mosquito pool this summer
News Release -- Vermont Department of Health Aug. 8, 2014 Contact: Vermont Department of Health 802-863-7281 BURLINGTON – The Vermont Department of Health announced today that mosquitoes in St. Albans City have tested positive for West Nile virus. The mosquitoes collected from a pool on July 29 were Culex species – the primary species responsible […]
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) meeting in Franklin County
The Health Department and Agency of Agriculture are hosting an informational meeting on April 10 (5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.) at the Swanton Village Complex (120 First Street) to discuss plans to trap and test mosquitos and conduct surveillance for human and animal illness throughout the summer.
More EEE detected in mosquitoes in Whiting, Leicester and Brandon swampy areas
Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) has been detected in more mosquitoes from the swampy areas of Whiting, nearby Leicester, and Brandon.
State to present mosquito response plan Wednesday in Brandon
News Release -- State Health Department and the Agency of Agriculture July 8, 2013 Health and Agriculture Experts to Present 2013 Arboviral Surveillance & Response Plan Public Meeting at Brandon Town Hall on July 10, 5-7 p.m. BURLINGTON – The State of Vermont plan for monitoring mosquito activity this summer, and responding to mosquito-borne health […]
Fight the Bite: Take precautions against mosquito-borne illness
Mosquitoes can be more than a nuisance – not only do they take your blood and make you itch, they can also spread viral diseases such as West Nile virus and Eastern equine encephalitis.
Aerial spraying effective but EEE remains a concern
Aerial spraying of mosquito pesticide in Brandon and Whiting last week was effective, reducing by nearly half the number of mosquitoes captured in traps that are carriers of Eastern Equine Enchepalitis (EEE), according to officials from the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets.
Aerial spraying planned for Addison and Rutland counties targeting mosquitoes that carry Eastern Equine Encephalitis
The Health Department recently confirmed the first two human cases of EEE in Vermont from the Addison and Rutland County area where mosquito pools recently tested positive for EEE and West Nile virus. Both individuals remain hospitalized.
West Nile Virus Detected in Mosquitoes in Brandon
The Vermont Department of Health announced today that West Nile virus was detected in mosquitoes collected on July 18 from a trap in Brandon.
