What You Need To Know
Please find below the NJDOH vector-borne surveillance report for week 45.
Report highlights:
- NJDOH is reporting one additional human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Camden County. To date, there have been 36 reported WNV cases, including seven deaths and six presumptive viremic donors (PVDs) including one that met the case definition. Ninety-two percent of WNV cases were hospitalized. An additional 6 mosquito pools tested positive for WNV since last report, for a total of 993 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 have been two human EEE cases from Atlantic and Sussex counties 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 four mosquito pools in Cumberland and Monmouth counties.
- One additional travel-associated dengue case is reported this week, for a total of 110 travel-associated dengue cases in 2024. Cases are associated with outbreaks in several Latin American countries.
- The number of Lyme disease cases and the number of tick-related emergency department (ED) visits increased but remain slightly below average this week. The highest number of ED visits was in the Northwest region.
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.