Yesterday, August 6th, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced the state’s first animal case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) this year.
The EEE infection was diagnosed in a horse exposed in Plymouth, raising the Town’s EEE risk level to high. This is in addition to Carver and Middleborough, the two communities currently at high risk for EEE. The Plymouth County Mosquito Control Project has begun spraying, starting in South Plymouth.
To learn the current spray routes, tips from the DPH on how to avoid mosquito bites, and a statement from Plymouth's Commissioner of Health and Human Services, Michelle Bratti, please read the Town's full press release.