Although Saturday was not too hot and humid, like most of us, summer is 22News noticed that the recent weather conditions have contributed to the arrival of the potentially deadly disease in the Bay State.For the first time this year for mosquitoes in Massachusetts have tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis or triple E.
The Massachusetts Department of Health has just confirmed this on July 15, the laboratory sample in Plymouth County has tested positive for EEE, dangerous virus, which can cause inflammation of the brain and that the third case of death.
Although reported as EEE Massachusetts had more than 80 kilometres to the East, the opportunities in Western Massachusetts to get it just went. But it probably would not have mosquitoes breeding it here.
The birds are typically in the EEE, when the disease over many kilometers long distance carrier. The mosquitoes bite the birds and become a local source of infection when they bite a human.
Entomologist Bob Russell, American pest solutions told 22News, "mosquitoes are unusual because the bacteria in the gut of an insect, and then ascertain the regurgitated or out its saliva when it bites, and how do you get the transmission."
The best way to protect yourself is to avoid a mosquito bite on the EEE. Wearing long clothing, avoid the wooded or in damp areas and wearing bug spray the chemical DEET should help it.
"Especially my kids. Going to camp, I'll put on bug spray. I will try to put more of their clothes, so it is not a skin or buy one that is more organic, but I'll bug spray yah ", said Caroline Beaudoin Longmeadow.
Mosquitoes are more early in the morning or around nightfall, but overcast day have more of them.
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