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July 20, 2009

First EEE Mosquitoes of the Season Found in Bristol County

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced today that Eastern Equine Encephalitis has been detected in a mosquito sample in Massachusetts for the first time this year. The EEE sample was confirmed today by the Hinton State Laboratory Institute. The mosquito sample was collected on July 16, in the town of Freetown, located in Bristol County.  You can read the full announcement by clicking here: Download 2009-07-20 First EEE Positive Mosquito Sample.

Also, please see our public service announcement on avoiding mosquito bites this summer.  (If you have a web site, please consider embedding this video to help us share this important prevention message.)

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