What You Need To Know
Please find below the NJDOH vector-borne surveillance report for week 41.
Report highlights:
- NJDOH is reporting two additional human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) and one additional death (Ocean). The new cases were in Hunterdon and Warren counties. To date, there have been 34 reported WNV cases, including six deaths and six presumptive viremic donors (PVDs) including one that met the case definition. Ninety-one percent of WNV cases were hospitalized. An additional 6 mosquito pools tested positive for WNV since last report, including 2 this week (additional tests pending) for a total of 978 WNV positive pools in 2024.
- No new human or animal cases of Eastern Equine encephalitis (EEE) or mosquito detections are reported this week. 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. There has been a total of 17 EEE positive mosquito 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.
- No new dengue cases are reported this week. To date in 2024, there are 100 travel-associated dengue cases compared to 98 cases in all of 2023. Cases are associated with outbreaks in several Latin American countries.
- The number of Lyme disease cases is consistent with seasonal trends this week. The number of tick-related emergency department visits increased slightly this week but remains lower 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.