Massachusetts Department of Public Health

The Mass. DPH today announced laboratory testing has confirmed the eighth human case of EEE in a man in his 50s from northeastern Bristol County.

Massachusetts Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel has mandated that vaping-related illnesses be immediately reported to the DPH for the next 12 months.

A dawn to dusk curfew remains in effect in New Bedford.

The Fairhaven woman who reportedly contracted Eastern Equine Encephalitis has passed away, her daughter posted on social media today.

Although the Mass. Dept. of Public Health has yet to confirm, reports are a woman from Fairhaven is the fourth human case of EEE in the state this year.

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.

Fairhaven residents should take extra precautions against mosquitoes, after West Nile Virus was detected in mosquitoes collected in a trap in town. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has reported that mosquitoes collected in one of its Fairhaven traps tested positive for West Nile Virus on July 6, Fairhaven Health Agent Patricia Fowle confirmed to WBSM News...

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has awarded the New Bedford Health Department and surrounding towns with a $550,000 grant.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced Thursday that Eastern equine encephalitis, commonly known as EEE, was detected in a deer in Freetown. The state has raise the town's EEE threat level to High, which comes with an advisory to adjust outdoor activity during peak mosquito hours and avoiding overnight camping...