The Health Agent made the announcement Friday.
Hamilton will spray for mosquitos Tuesday after the Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced Friday that Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) has been detected in mosquitoes collected from town. According to the Hamilton Board of Health: "This is a precautionary measure to reduce the risk of EEE, targeted truck spraying in the area along Essex Street and roads east of Essex Street will be conducted in Hamilton on Tuesday, September 4, between the hours of 8 p.m. and 2 a.m., weather permitting. Residents in the targeted areas are asked to stay indoors during the spraying." The Hamilton Board of Health is working closely with the Northeast Massachusetts Mosquito Control and Wetlands Management District, according to the press …
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held a telebriefing this week to inform residents of the outbreak and pass on tips to prevent mosquito bites.
"We're in the midst of one of the largest West Nile virus outbreaks ever seen in the United States," said Dr. Lyle Petersen of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), during a telebriefing Wednesday to provide an update on the West Nile outbreak based on reports from state health departments. Texas has reported the most cases, however, 47 states, including Massachusetts, have reported West Nile virus infections in people, birds or mosquitoes, the update said. Alaska, Hawaii, and Vermont have not reported any cases. In Massachusetts, so far this year 119 mosquito pools have tested positive for West Nile, according to the state, and there has been one reported human case, in Middlesex County. According to the CDC update, 1,118…
Temperance Ropple
7:11 pm on Friday, August 31, 2012
Wasn't there just a spraying done in that area a week or so ago? These chemicals are NOT good for the water, plants, air..they need to find a more natural way to contol these pests. Chemicals are killing all of us, not just the mosquitoes! more ›