EEE mosquito spraying begins in Plymouth & Worcester counties

Published: Aug 26, 2024 Duration: 00:01:16 Category: News & Politics

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MASSACHUSETTS. 22NEWS REPORTER CLAIRE OVERTON IS LIVE IN SPRINGFIELD.... WITH WHICH AREAS ARE UNDER THE HIGHEST RISK. RICH AND TAYLOR, THE TRIPLE EEE VIRUS IS A MOSQUITO BORNE ILLNESS MEANING IT IS SPREAD BY MOSQUITO BITES... BUT THE THREAT LEVEL IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS IS NOT HIGH COMPARED TO THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL PARTS OF THE STATE. THERE ARE TEN COMMUNITIES IN PARTS OF PLYMOUTH AND WORCESTER COUNTIES THAT ARE CLASSIFIED AS HIGH OR CRITICAL RISK FOR TRIPLE EEE. THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ANNOUNCED THEY WILL BE SPRAYING THE AREAS TO REDUCE THE RISK. PARTS OF PLYMOUTH COUNTY WILL BE SPRAYED BY TWO SMALL AIRCRAFTS... WHILE PARTS OF WORCESTER COUNTY WILL BE SPRAYED BY A TRUCK FOR GROUND- LEVEL SPRAYING... INCLUDING DOUGLAS, DUDLEY, OXFORD, SUTTON AND UXBRIDGE. THE SPRAYING IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE OVER SEVERAL EVENINGS, BEGINNING AT DUSK AND CONTINUING UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 4:30 AM THE NEXT MORNING. ACCORDING TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, ALL TOWNS IN HAMPDEN, HAMPSHIRE, FRANKLIN AND BERKSHIRE COUNTIES EITHER HAVE LOW LEVELS OR REMOTE LEVELS, MEANING TRIPLE EEE IS NOT USUALLY FOUND IN THE AREA. LATER I WILL HAVE SYMPTOMS OF TRIPLE EEE AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT YOURSELF. WORKING FOR YOU LIVE IN STUDIO THIS MORNING, CLAIRE OVERTON,

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