A Bridgewater mosquito tested positive for EEE, a very rare but potentially fatal disease in humans spread through mosquito ...

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) notified town officials about a mosquito sample that was collected on ...

EEE virus was detected in a mosquito sample from Bridgewater, Massachusetts, prompting health officials to urge preventative measures against mosquito bites. No human or animal cases have been ...

The fact that we’ve only had two findings so far, and they’re in different parts of the state, is a little bit encouraging,” said Dr. Catherine M. Brown, the state’s epidemiologist.

The Eastern equine encephalitis virus has been detected in mosquitoes in Massachusetts for the first time this year, state ...

Mosquitoes trapped on Island Road and East Taft Road recently tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and West ...

The Eastern equine encephalitis virus has been detected in mosquitoes in Bridgewater, town officials said Wednesday.

A second West Nile virus-positive mosquito sample was detected in Falmouth near Siders Pond on July 29. This is the third detection on Cape Cod this summer, with no human cases reported yet. Cape Cod ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – As the summer heats up, disease-carrying insects like mosquitoes and ticks become more active.

Local and state officials say that a mosquito collected in Bridgewater has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis.

Joe Casey, 54, from New Hampshire, has tested positive for antibodies for eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), the West Nile virus and St. Louis encephalitis after being bitten by a mosquito ...

In late August, a case of EEE in Massachusetts turned fatal — a 59-year-old woman died after contracting EEE, according to NBC 10. An autopsy is being performed to confirm the cause of death.