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.
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 announced that eastern equine encephalitis has been detected in Plymouth County for the first time this year.