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With EEE and West Nile virus on the rise, mosquito season is far from over

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With EEE and West Nile virus on the rise, mosquito season is far from over

Fall has arrived — but the mosquitoes haven’t left. A New York resident who tested positive last week for a rare mosquito-borne illness has died, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday as State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald declared Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) an imminent threat to public health. The unidentified Ulster County patient, the state’s first … Read more

Northeastern towns issue voluntary lockdown to prevent spread of potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease EEE

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Northeastern towns issue voluntary lockdown to prevent spread of potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease EEE

Four Massachusetts towns — Douglas, Oxford, Sutton and Webster — have enacted a voluntary evening lockdown in an attempt to curb the spread of a potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease. The decision comes after the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed the first human case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) since 2020 in Worcester County. … Read more