DNREC Detects Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Sentinel Chickens
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has detected Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in sentinel chickens for the first time this year. There are 20 sentinel chicken stations throughout the state, each of which are sampled every summer and fall for EEE and the West Nile Virus (WNV). Both are mosquito-transmitted viruses that …