Eastern equine encephalitis surfaces in the Northeast

Eastern equine encephalitis is off to a slow start this year, and health officials are hoping the trend continues, but caution it could easily take off if conditions are right.

On Tuesday, the state Department of Public Health announced EEE was found in a Raynham mosquito pool. Last year, the virus was detected in that town on July 12 and a week later a Middleboro horse died of the virus.

By the end of the month, the region was under a state of emergency because there was so much EEE in the environment. By Aug. 5 planes doused the region with insecticide.

EEE first surfaced this year in Bridgewater on July 29, and the big question that looms – will it increase? Area residents should not let their guard down. Read more…


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