Massachusetts towns step up mosquito control amid rising risk of EEE

Published: Aug 27, 2024 Duration: 00:01:31 Category: News & Politics

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THE FIGHT AGAINST TRIPLE E JUST WENT AIRBORNE. TWO PLANES LOADED WITH PESTICIDES TAKING OFF TO DOUSE A LARGE SWATH OF PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND KILL MOSQUITOES THAT CARRY THE VIRUS. WHAT AERIAL APPLICATION DOES IS GETS TO AREAS WHERE YOU CAN'T GET TO THEM BY TRUCK. THE MOSQUITO CONTROL COMPANY BEHIND THE OPERATION SAYS THE SPRAY IS SAFE AND WILL BE BLANKETING THIS AREA ALL NIGHT. IT IS THAT SERIOUS. YEAH, AND THEY HAVE WARNINGS AND EVERYTHING. SO EVERYONE'S AWARE OF IT. WHILE CREWS LAUNCH AN AERIAL ASSAULT OVER EIGHT PLYMOUTH COUNTY COMMUNITIES TONIGHT, TRUCKS WILL ALSO SPRAY. FIVE TOWNS IN SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY. THE DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES OF TRIPLE E HAVE ALREADY IMPACTED A HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, FAMILY, CLAIMING THE LIFE OF STEPHEN PERRY. THE 41 YEAR OLD DIED LAST WEEK AFTER TESTING POSITIVE FOR THE DISEASE. HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY TRIPLE E IS RARE, BUT SERIOUS, AND ABOUT A THIRD OF PEOPLE WHO GET IT DIE. SO THEY'RE URGING PEOPLE TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS. MY MOM SPRAYED ME. YEAH, WE WERE CHOKING IN THE CAR. WE HAD TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN BECAUSE ALL OF US WERE LOADED WITH THE SPRAY. PARKS ARE NOW CLOSING AT DUSK IN PLYMOUTH AND PEOPLE ARE HOPING THE AIRBORNE ATTACK CAN CALM FEARS HERE. I THINK I'LL PAY MORE ATTENTION TO HOW MANY MOSQUITOES ARE ACTUALLY OUTSIDE MY HOUSE. I THINK EVERYBODY WILL DO THE SAME THING TO SEE IF IT MADE A DIFFERENCE. AND IT IS POSSIBLE. MORE SPRAYING WILL BE NEEDED IN THIS AREA. THE THREAT FROM TRIPLE E. HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY, WILL

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