(WFSB) - Thirty-four towns in Connecticut have detected mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus, state scientists announced.

The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station updated the list of towns on Wednesday.

“We continue to detect West Nile virus in mosquitoes throughout Connecticut, with the highest levels of activity in Fairfield and New Haven counties and in the metropolitan Hartford area,” said John Shepard, medical entomologist at CAES. “This includes infection of mammalian-biting mosquitoes, which increases risk of human infection.”

Mosquito activity was expected to continue until at least October.

“We encourage everyone to take simple measures to prevent mosquito bites,” said said Dr. Philip Armstrong, chief scientist at CAES. “This includes applying insect repellent and c

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