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Mass. Public Health Dept.: State Public Health Officials Announce Season's First EEE-Positive Mosquito Samples
August 20, 2026
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 -- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2026:

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State public health officials announce season's first EEE-positive mosquito samples

Residents urged to use bug spray when outdoors

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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus has been detected in mosquitoes in Massachuset . . .

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