Wetlands and drought linked to Cs. melanura abundance and infection with Eastern Equine encephalitis virus in Connecticut, USA, 2001-2014

This dataset contains information on the monthly mean number of Culiseta melanura individuals captured per night and monthly presence/absence of Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) in Cs. melanura pools at 97 unique mosquito surveillance sites in Connecticut. Data were collected between June and October from 2001 to 2014. These data also describe the characteristics of palustrine wetlands around each surveillance site within circular buffers with radii of 50m, 100m, 200m, 500m, 750m, 1000m, 1500m, 2000m, 3000m, 4000m, and 5000m. Wetland characteristics are derived from the US Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory and include the proportional area of several wetland vegetation types, the average forested wetland size, the mean number of forested wetland connections to streams, and the proportional and relative area of forested semi-permanent wetland. We also include the mean percentage of impervious surfaces within each of the above circular buffers, which is derived from the 2006 National Land Cover Database Percent Developed Impervious layer. Finally, the palmer hydrological drought index (PHDI) during and 12 months prior to mosquito surveillance are included.