The Massachusetts Department of Public Health on Thursday announced an additional human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis ...

His death is the first publicly linked to the mosquito-borne illness in Massachusetts this year — the state is withholding EEE mortality information until the end of the season, under a policy ...

The last outbreak of EEE in Massachusetts occurred in 2019-2020, and resulted in 17 human cases with seven deaths, and nine animal cases. There were no human or animal cases of EEE in ...

It was the first human case of EEE in Massachusetts since 2020, one of four cases so far this year statewide. Dudley, Harvard, Northbridge and Uxbridge had been in the high-risk zone. EEE is ...

There have been 96 EEE-positive mosquito samples in Massachusetts this year. “Mosquito behavior is more variable at this time of year,” said State Epidemiologist Dr. Catherine Brown.

EEE, which is transmitted to humans through mosquito bites, is very rare. But cases spiked in New Hampshire and Massachusetts late this summer. Each state recorded four confirmed cases.

Middleboro's Kimberly Ann Savino faces 20 counts of animal cruelty following the investigation into her home last month. She ...

Ten communities in Massachusetts are now designated at high or critical risk for eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, that spreads through the bite of an infected mosquito, officials say.

The virus was detected as rare Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), which was first discovered in horses in Massachusetts in 1938. This virus is a rare but severe illness that can cause inflammation ...

Mosquito-borne illnesses are a growing concern in Northeastern states, with health officials monitoring cases and advising ...

Middleboro officials provided an update on the animal cruelty investigation in town that resulted in 17 dogs being seized ...