Eastern Equine Encephalitis

Carver and Middleboro are now considered to have a high risk of Eastern Equine Encephalitis after MassDPH raised the risk level of both communities today.

Mosquito samples collected recently in Carver have tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis, the first cases of EEE detected in Massachusetts this year.

Just how bad will Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile Virus be on the SouthCoast this summer? We asked a mosquito expert.

MIDDLEBOROUGH — The first human case of eastern equine encephalitis has been reported in Middleborough. According to a Facebook post from the Middleborough Town Manager account, posted at 2:50 p.m. today, the town was informed this afternoon from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health “that a human case of EEE/WEST NILE has been reported in Middleborough...

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is offering up some tips to help people limit their exposure to the eastern equine encephalitis virus.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced that eastern equine encephalitis has been detected in Plymouth County for the first time this year.

Bobby Sylvia, Michelle and their three kids Jordan, Layla and Gabby were gifted with something money can't buy this morning – a second chance.

On August 25th, Laurie Sylvia of Fairhaven passed away after contracting EEE (Eastern Equine Encephalitis) just eight days prior.

Multiple tests of bird-biting and mammal-biting mosquitoes with EEE, leading to the New Bedford Area’s classification of the risk being elevated to ‘critical.'

While the outbreak of EEE has been making headlines over the last couple weeks, state health officials have now detected West Nile Virus in New Bedford.