Posts Tagged ‘sentinel chickens’
Sussex Co. Man is 1st Person in Del. Diagnosed with West Nile in 2022
A 78-year-old Sussex County man has become the first person in Delaware this year to be diagnosed with West Nile Virus. Public Health officials tell the Talk of Delmarva that he was hospitalized with the virus. According to Delaware Public Health, cases of the mosquito-borne illness have also been confirmed in 19 sentinel chickens in…
Read MoreEastern Equine Encephalitis Found in SW Sussex Sentinel Chickens
Eastern Equine Encephalitis has turned up in a group of sentinel chickens in southwestern Sussex County. According to the Department of Natural Resources, this is the first time the mosquito-borne disease has been detected in Delaware in 2021. 20 sentinel chicken stations are monitored and samples are taken weekly each summer and fall to track…
Read MoreDelaware Seeing Increased West Nile Virus Activity
An increase in mosquito-transmitted West Nile Virus (WNV) activity is occurring in many areas in Delaware as indicated in sentinel chickens used by聽the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control聽to monitor for certain mosquito-transmitted diseases. Twenty sentinel chicken stations are sampled weekly throughout the state each summer and fall to help track WNV and…
Read MoreWest Nile Detected In Sentinel Chickens
For the first time this year, West Nile Virus has turned up in sentinel chickens monitored by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources. This discovery involved a group at a sentinel chicken station in northern New Castle County, one of about 20 monitoring stations statewide. According to DNREC, there have been no reported cases of…
Read MoreEEE Detected in Sentinel Chickens in Each County
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a potentially serious illness, has been detected in sentinel chickens monitored for mosquito-transmitted diseases in Delaware. The Delaware Division of Public Health Laboratory reported to DNREC’s Mosquito Section that four chickens recently tested positive for EEE from three of the 20 sentinel chicken stations monitored by Mosquito Control. The three stations…
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