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A wave of precautions against the mosquito-borne virus in Massachusetts comes five years after the state’s most recent outbreak began in 2019, which included 12 cases and six deaths. The state ...
The threat of Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus has prompted several Massachusetts towns to implement targeted mosquito spraying to protect residents. According to the Centers for Disease Control ...
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a deadly mosquito virus, is popping up in Massachusetts. Here are the symptoms of the virus in 2024 and how to prevent it.
Health officials in Massachusetts are warning about the risk of contracting Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEE) after a person developed the mosquito-borne disease earlier this month.
Several states in the Northeast U.S. have had increased virus activity since 2004. Between 2004 and 2006, at least ten human cases of EEE were reported in Massachusetts. In 2006, about 500,000 acres (2,000 km 2) in southeastern Massachusetts were treated with mosquito adulticides to reduce the risk of humans contracting EEE. Several human cases ...
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts health officials on Thursday announced a second confirmed case of the mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis virus in the state. A second case of the virus in a horse was also confirmed. The human case is a woman in her 30s. Both were exposed in the area of Plymouth County that was aerial-sprayed Tuesday night.
State officials are warning residents of Massachusetts towns to take precautions due to a heightened risk of the Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus that can be carried by infected mosquitos.
The presence of the virus in Massachusetts this year was confirmed last month in a mosquito sample, and has been found in other mosquitoes across the state since then. In a 2019 outbreak, there ...