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After the state's first human case of EEE was reported in Middleboro recently, state officials announced aerial mosquito spraying would begin tonight.

West Nile Virus was found in a primarily bird-biting mosquito sample obtained in the area of Rural Cemetery, at 149 Dartmouth Street in New Bedford.

The latest round of mosquito samples tested by the Massachusetts Department of Health shows a continued presence of West Nile Virus in Bristol County.

The Mass Department of Public Health reports the finding of West Nile Virus in a mosquito sample obtained in the area of New Bedford's Oak Grove Cemetery,

New Bedford residents are advised to close windows Wednesday night for mosquito spraying beginning at 2 a.m. Thursday, weather permitting.

Priscilla Matton of the Bristol County Mosquito Control Project says cold, wet weather has led to an increase in the mosquito population on the SouthCoast.

The Bristol County Mosquito Control Project will conduct targeted ground spraying for mosquitoes early on the morning of Thursday, June 14.

The Bristol County Mosquito Control Project will conduct targeted ground spraying for mosquitoes early on the morning of Thursday, September 7, 2017.

The Bristol County Mosquito Control Project will conduct targeted ground spraying for mosquitoes early on the morning of Thursday, August 31, 2017.

NEW BEDFORD — The New Bedford Health Department, working closely with the Bristol County Mosquito Control Project and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, is again this year conducting an annual monitoring program to track the potential threat from EEE and WNV carrying mosquitoes...