Health & Fitness
Sudbury Plans To Spray For Mosquitoes In Response To Concerns About Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus
Although EEE still hasn't been found in Sudbury, it has been found close by and is continuing to spread.
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Although EEE still hasn’t been found in Sudbury, it has been found close by and is continuing to spread. The state and municipalities are making every effort to reduce risk. Please see attachment below for dates, health risks, precautions and links to pertinent government websites.
STATE OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE PLANS TO CONDUCT AERIAL SPRAYING FOR MOSQUITOES IN SECTIONS OF WORCESTER AND MIDDLESEX COUNTIES
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BOSTON (August 21, 2019) – The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) today announced that aerial spraying for mosquitoes will take place in parts of Worcester and Middlesex Counties which is anticipated to begin this Sunday. So far this year, 37 communities in Massachusetts have been found by DPH to be at high or critical risk for the Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus.
The 17 communities in the spray zone are Ashland, Berlin, Framingham, Hopkinton, Marlborough, Milford, Millbury, Northbridge, Northborough, Shrewsbury, Sudbury, Sutton, Worcester, Upton, Grafton, Southborough, and Westborough.
MDAR will conduct and monitor aerial spraying in these specific areas of Worcester and Middlesex Counties anticipated to begin on Sunday, August 25, and continue over several evenings. However, the ability to spray is weather-dependent and the schedule may change. Officials will continue to monitor the area over the next two weeks to evaluate whether a second round of spraying may be required to achieve maximal effectiveness.
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This press release was produced by Town of Sudbury. The views expressed here are the author’s own.
