New Jersey has historically been a state at the forefront of mosquito control efforts. Early plagues of mosquito-borne diseases such as Yellow Fever and malaria drove the discovery that mosquitoes were directly responsible for the transmission of some of the deadliest diseases known to man. Currently, The State of New Jersey surveys and tests for a number of mosquito-borne viruses that affect our residents.

Learn more from NJ Department of Health:

Learn more from the Center for Disease Control:

Chikungunya Virus

Dengue Virus

Eastern Equine Encephalitis

Jamestown Canyon Virus

La Crosse Encephalitis

Malaria

St. Louis Encephalitis

West Nile Virus

Zika Virus