EEE, Massachusetts
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.
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.
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.
State lowers risk level for EEE in several municipalities
We know that most EEE infections occur by the end of September and this decision reflects that.” The post State lowers risk level for EEE in several municipalities appeared first on Boston.com.
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