The state had its worst season ever for West Nile virus in 2018 – which included a record 22 human cases of the mosquito-borne illness, and one death, of a West Haven resident.

“There was a lot of virus out there,” said Philip Armstrong, medical entomologist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, which runs the state’s Mosquito Management Program. “It was a really busy season.”

He said the death was the first West Nile-linked fatality in the state since 2006. Armstrong could release few details about the victim other than that the person was a West Haven resident between 80 and 90 years old. Armstrong didn’t have the exact date of death, but said the person was hospitalized Sept. 17.

Source: The Hour