For Immediate Release: Sept. 30, 2024 Media Contact: Communication Office │ Department of Health 802-863-7280 │ [email protected] Scott Waterman | Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets 802-622-4662 | [email protected] Addison County horse tests positive for Eastern equine encephalitis State also...
For Immediate Release: July 22, 2024 Media Contact: Communication Office │ Department of Health 802-863-7280 │ [email protected] Alburgh Mosquito Pool Tests Positive for West Nile Virus First Pool of Mosquitoes to Test Positive during 2024 Surveillance Season WATERBURY, VT —...
Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) is a rare but serious disease caused by a virus and spread by infected mosquitoes. The disease most commonly affects people and horses.
For Immediate Release: August 9, 2024 Media Contact: Communication Office │ Department of Health 802-863-7280 │ [email protected] Scott Waterman | Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets 802-622-4662 | [email protected] First Human Case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Vermont Detected Since...
For Immediate Release: September 09, 2025 Media Contact: Kyle Casteel – Media Lead Communication Office │ Department of Health 802-863-7280 │ [email protected] Scott Waterman | Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets 802-622-4662 | [email protected] First Human Case of Jamestown Canyon...
Climate Change Affects Your Health Climate change is impacting the health of people living in Vermont now. Some existing health threats will intensify and new health threats will emerge. Climate change also affects social and environmental determinants of health, including...
About Jamestown Canyon Virus Jamestown Canyon virus is spread to people by infected mosquitoes. The virus is found throughout much of the United States, but most human cases are reported from the upper Midwest. Cases occur from late spring through...
The Health Department summarizes mosquito testing results and reports of human and animal illnesses every week during the summer and early fall, and compiles data each year in an annual surveillance report.
For Immediate Release: August 18, 2023 Media Contacts: Ben Truman Vermont Department of Health 802-316-2117 | [email protected] Scott Waterman Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets 802-622-4662 | [email protected] Mosquitoes Test Positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) Vermonters are urged...
For Immediate Release: August 2, 2024 Media Contact: Katie Warchut | Department of Health 802-863-7280 | [email protected] Scott Waterman | Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets 802-622-4662 | [email protected] Mosquitoes Test Positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Grand...