What You Need To Know
Please find below the NJDOH vector-borne surveillance report for week 39.
Report highlights:
- NJDOH is reporting nine additional human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) including one additional death (Monmouth). The new cases were in Bergen, Camden (2), Cape May, Essex, Monmouth (2), and Ocean (2) counties. To date, there have been 29 reported WNV cases, including four deaths and five presumptive viremic donors (PVDs). Ninety-three percent of WNV cases were hospitalized. An additional 36 mosquito pools tested positive for WNV since last report, including 16 this week (additional tests pending) for a total of 961 WNV positive pools in 2024.
- Two additional horses tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in Ocean County since the last report. To date, there has been one human EEE case from Atlantic County and four horses from Atlantic, Ocean (2), and Salem counties that tested positive for EEE. One additional mosquito pool tested positive for EEE since last report from Salem County, for a total of 16 EEE positive pools in 2024.
- No new human cases of Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV) or mosquito detections are reported this week. To date, there has been one human case of JCV in Sussex County and detections in three mosquito pools in Cumberland and Monmouth counties.
- Nine additional travel-associated dengue cases are reported this week, for a total of 97 cases in 2024 compared to 61 cases during the same timeframe in 2023. Cases are associated with outbreaks in several Latin American countries.
- The number of Lyme disease cases is slightly above average this week. The number of tick-related emergency department visits increased this week and is higher than average.
N.J. vector-borne disease data is available online and can be accessed on the “Fight the Bite N.J.” webpage.
Previous reports can be accessed anytime on our website.