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EEE threat downgraded in Mass.: No communities currently at high risk
This year's Eastern equine encephalitis scare appears to be mostly over after the state Department of Public Health announced late Wednesday afternoon that no areas in Massachusetts remain critical and high-risk zones. Communities that were previously designated critical or high-risk are now classified as moderate-risk.
EEE risk no longer high or critical in Mass., state health officials say
The risk level of contracting Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, in several towns in three Massachusetts counties has lowered, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced. "Communities previously at high or critical risk are now at moderate risk,” the department said in a statement on Wednesday.
All of Massachusetts no longer at high or critical risk of EEE, DPH says
Communities previously deemed to be at a high risk for the mosquito-borne disease are now considered to be at a moderate risk, according to the Massachusetts Department of Health.
A second NH resident has died of EEE, state health officials confirm
New Hampshire resident has now died of Eastern equine encephalitis, health officials confirmed Friday. The state Department of Health and Human Services said in an email that it has identified another New Hampshire resident who tested positive for EEE this year.
Mass. now at moderate risk for EEE, public health officials say
Surveillance data and past disease patterns prompted the state to lower the risk, but the public should still take precautions against mosquitoes until the first hard frost, officials said Wednesday.
EEE risk levels lowered in parts of Massachusetts to start October
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health says the risk of Eastern Equine Encephalitis infection (EEE) is no longer high or critical anywhere in the state.
Acton man dies of EEE; family questions state’s announcing practices
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Danville, N.H. resident who contracted EEE in August later died, officials say
The Danville, N.H adult was one of five state residents infected by the rare virus in August, according to a statement from ...
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EEE in Mass.: Why we don't know if any patient has died so far this year
It's not yet public information whether any of Massachusetts' four human EEE infections reported this year have resulted in ...
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EEE risk levels lowered across the state
The Department of Public Health says that the risk from EEE is no longer considered high or critical anywhere in the state.
Mosquito-borne EEE virus causes 2nd death of the year in New Hampshire
New Hampshire health officials on Friday announced that a second resident has died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis, the ...
EEE and West Nile virus: What to know about mosquito-borne diseases on the rise
Over the summer, cases of EEE spread across New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and other New England states, each also breaking ...