For Immediate Release: July 25, 2025 Media Contact: Kyle Casteel - Media Lead Communication Office │ Department of Health 802-863-7280 │ AHS.VDHMedia@vermont.gov Media Contact: Scott Waterman Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets 802-622-4662 Scott.Waterman@vermont.gov Mosquitoes Test Positive...
For Immediate Release: August 8, 2023 Media Contact: Vermont Department of Health ahs.vdhmedia@vermont.gov Scott Waterman Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets 802-622-4662 scott.waterman@vermont.gov Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus Alburgh and Vergennes mosquito pools are first to...
For Immediate Release: September 8, 2023 Media Contact: Ben Truman Vermont Department of Health 802-316-2117 AHS.VDHMedia@vermont.gov Scott Waterman Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets 802-622-4662 scott.waterman@vermont.gov New York Horse with Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) Virus was Infected...
For Immediate Release: June 26, 2026 Media Contact: Kyle Casteel – Media Lead Department of Health 802-863-7280 AHS.VDHMedia@vermont.gov Media Contact: Scott Waterman Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets 802-622 4662 Scott.Waterman@vermont.gov Officials Detect First Mosquito-Borne Virus of 2026...
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For Immediate Release: Oct. 10, 2024 Media Contact: Communication Office │ Department of Health 802-863-7280 │ AHS.VDHMedia@vermont.gov Vermont Department of Health Confirms First Eastern Equine Encephalitis Death Mosquito activity has decreased but officials urge continued caution until first hard frost...
West Nile virus has been has been found in all counties of Vermont and continues to be detected in mosquitoes each year – another reason to take precautions against mosquito bites.