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Tuesday, August 04, 2009 |
State Reports Positive Mosquitoes for West Nile Virus in Greenwich |
| The State Mosquito Management Program today announced that mosquitoes trapped in Greenwich on July 27, 2009 have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). These are the first positive mosquitoes identified in Greenwich by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) this year. |
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Sunday, July 26, 2009 |
Governor Rell: Physician, Dentist and Nurse Licenses Can Now Be Renewed Online |
| Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that licensed physicians, dentists and nurses in Connecticut can now renew their professional licenses online through the Department of Public Health (DPH), another enhancement of the user-friendly system that already allows the public to verify whether a doctor has been disciplined. |
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Friday, July 24, 2009 |
State Reports First Mosquitoes Positive for West Nile Virus |
| The State Mosquito Management Program today announced that mosquitoes trapped in Stratford on July 15, 2009 have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). These are the first WNV-positive mosquitoes identified by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) this year. |
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Thursday, July 16, 2009 |
Governor Rell: New Law Protects Doctors in Treatment of Lyme Disease |
| Governor M. Jodi Rell today was joined by Lyme disease patients, their advocates and physicians at a ceremonial bill signing of a new law that allows doctors to prescribe long-term antibiotics in the treatment of persistent Lyme disease – outside of standard guidelines – without fear of sanctions from state health regulators if the patient’s clinical diagnosis of the tick-borne disease and treatment have been documented by a licensed physician.
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