Posts Tagged ‘Sentinel Chicken’
DNREC Announces Year’s First Detection of West Nile Virus from Sentinel Chickens
DNREC has announced that West Nile virus has been detected in Delaware for the first time this year after a sentinel chicken in eastern Kent County tested positive. The chicken was sampled July 20th, with the positive result confirmed July 31st by the Delaware Division of Public Health laboratory. Officials say the detection is slightly…
Read MoreEEE Found in NCCo Sentinel Chicken
A northern New Castle County sentinel chicken has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis or EEE. This is the first positive detection this summer in a sentinel chicken – it was tested on August 9th. There have been 5 positive cases of West Nile Virus in sentinel chickens, however, there have been no positive equine…
Read MoreSussex Man Tests Positive for West Nile Virus
A 60 year old Sussex County man is the first human case of West Nile Virus in Delaware this year. Delaware Public Health officials say he was briefly hospitalized in July – the blood test was confirmed by the CDC. There have been two crows in Sussex County that have tested positive for the illness…
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