[CREDIT: DEM] A closeup of central RI communities that will be sprayed to protect against EEE bearing mosquitoes.

EEE Response: RI Spraying Four Areas Sunday Night

By: Rob Borkowski on September 7, 2019 in News to You

WARWICK — The DEM will begin aerial spraying insecticide across four high-risk areas for EEE-bearing mosquitoes across the state Sunday night, encompassing about 110,000 acres across 21 communities, including western […]

[CREDIT: CDC} Mosquitoes carrying the EEE virus have been found in Central Falls. The RI Department of Health recommends rescheduling early morning and late afternoon outdoor activities to early afternoon or to move them indoors to avoid mosquito bites that can transmit the virus.

RIDOH: EEE Human Case Heightens Risk

By: Rob Borkowski on September 3, 2019 in News to You

WEST WARWICK — On Friday, the Rhode Island Department of Health announced the state’s first human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in a person over the age of 50 […]