What You Need To Know
Please find below the NJDOH vector-borne surveillance report for week 28.
Report highlights:
- Thirty-two mosquito pools tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV) this week in nine counties (additional tests pending). The number of positive pools this week is higher than the 5-year average. There has been a total of 92 WNV positive pools in 2024.
- There have been no human or animal cases of WNV reported in New Jersey in 2024.
- One mosquito pool has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) this year in Cape May County.
- Two mosquito pools have tested positive for Jamestown Canyon Virus (JCV) this year in Cumberland County.
- New Jersey is reporting one case of Powassan virus from week 19 in Sussex County. This is the first Powassan case in NJ since 2022, when 2 cases were reported in Sussex County.
- The number of travel-associated dengue cases is considerably higher in 2024 (50 cases) compared to the same timeframe in 2023 (13 cases), associated with outbreaks in several Latin American countries.
- The number of Lyme disease cases this week decreased and is below the average number reported this week in the past two years.
- In week 28, the number of tick-related ED visits decreased and was lower compared to this time last year and to the 5-year average. The highest number of visits was in the central east region.
N.J. vector-borne disease data is available online and can be accessed on the “Fight the Bite N.J.” webpage.