{"id":833,"date":"2019-10-07T14:17:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/2019\/10\/07\/2019928eee-in-connecticut\/"},"modified":"2020-09-05T19:27:41","modified_gmt":"2020-09-05T19:27:41","slug":"2019928eee-in-connecticut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/2019\/10\/07\/2019928eee-in-connecticut\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamden officials take precautions as EEE virus found in Connecticut"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Updated on Oct. 7, 10:17 a.m.) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Three people have died in eastern Connecticut after contracting Eastern Equine Encephalitis from mosquitoes carrying the EEE virus, and a fourth person remains hospitalized with EEE, according to a Connecticut Department of Public Health press release<\/a> from Oct. 1. <\/p>\n

Scientists are testing mosquitoes across the state for the EEE virus and as of Oct. 5 The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station reported that 19 towns<\/a> have found EEE-positive mosquitoes. While no mosquitoes carrying the virus have been detected in Hamden, North Haven or New Haven, local officials, including those at Quinnipiac, are urging residents to avoid the outdoors between dusk and dawn when the mosquitoes are most active.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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According to CAES<\/a>, these are the locations that have tested positive for mosquito pools in Connecticut.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Starting on Oct. 1, Mayor Curt Balzano Leng suspended town and school activities from dusk until dawn<\/a> at the recommendation of the regional public health organization, the Quinnipiack Valley Health District. Officials are taking extra precautions to limit resident exposure to mosquitoes after scientists found insects carrying the virus in Bethany<\/a>. Public health officials note that the species of mosquito found in Bethany does not typically bite humans, but commonly feeds on birds.<\/p>\n

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Health District Recommends Suspending Outdoor Activities from
Dusk to Dawn Due to Mosquito EEE Virus Precaution<\/p>\n

QVHD has recommended the suspension of school and town sponsored activities at dawn or dusk, when mosquitos are most active…. https:\/\/t.co\/b5drvnEA5r<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Curt Balzano Leng (@curtleng) September 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n