Two Delaware horses have been put down after contracting West Nile Virus. Horse owners and residents are being urged to take immediate precautions.
With summer running short it is easy to get busy and miss a story or two along the way. For anything that may have snuck past you, here is your week in review.
The first Delawarean to contract West Nile virus in 2024 is recovering after being hospitalized, according to state health officials. The Delaware Department of Agriculture and Delaware Division of Public Health confirm that person lives in New Castle County.
It was a busy week on Delmarva for any of those stories that may have slipped by you, we have your Week In Review.
DNREC announced Friday the detection of West Nile Virus (WNV) in sentinel chickens for the first time in 2024. The virus was found in eight chickens sampled on July 22 by DNREC’s Mosquito Control Section and confirmed positive by the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) Laboratory on July 24.
DOVER, Del. – The Office of the State Veterinarian announced Delaware has had five confirmed cases and one suspected case of West Nile Virus (…
SUSSEX COUNTY, Del. - Mosquito season has arrived on Delmarva and it is lasting longer than in prior decades. Since 1980, the number of days s…
DOVER, De – A 79-year-old Sussex County woman has become infected with West Nile Virus (WNV). It is Delaware's the state’s second case of human WNV in 2021.