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PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Island’s EEE and WNV risk is high, as mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus (WNV) in Barrington, Johnston, Richmond, Tiverton, and Westerly and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) […]
PROVIDENCE, RI – State agencies report no recent signs of mosquito bite illness risk of West Nile Virus (WNV) or Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), but recent rain is expected to […]
![[CREDIT: CDC] EEE carrying mosquitoes have been reported in Westerly. DEM warns people to take precautions to avoid being bitten while enjoying the outdoors. In 2019, EEE cases prompted widespread spraying and rescheduled outdoor events.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/EEE-mosquito-140x140.jpg)
PROVIDENCE, RI — Coronavirus isn’t the only thing to be wary of this summer as the RI DEM reports finding Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in mosquitoes in Westerly this week, […]
PROVIDENCE – Friday night’s forecasted mid-30s temperatures was welcome news for EEE-wary mosquito watchers, but the Health and Environmental Management departments warned risk of the insect-borne disease remains. While fewer […]
![[CREDIT: DEM] A map of the areas of RI to be covered by a second round of aerial pesticide to control EEE-bearing mosquitoes.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/RI-EEE-Spray-Second-Round-9-20-2019-1-140x140.png)
PROVIDENCE — A new round of aerial pesticide EEE mosquito spraying to reduce risk of new human cases of the virus set for Monday has been delayed at least a […]
PROVIDENCE — Aerial pesticide EEE mosquito spraying reduced the risk of new human cases of the virus, but a new round is scheduled following new mosquito populations carrying the virus, […]
![{CREDIT: DEM] A plane run by Clarke took off from Quonset Airport Tuesday night at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday. It began spraying Westerly at about 7 p.m.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/EEE-mosquito-spray-plane-140x140.jpg)
QUONSET POINT — Spraying of anti – mosquito pesticides finished Tuesday night over Westerly, the fourth and final zone of the state targeted for the spray, as a fifth positive […]
![[CREDIT: DEM] A closeup of central RI communities that will be sprayed to protect against EEE bearing mosquitoes.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/EEE-spray-map-Warwick-RI-140x140.jpg)
QUONSET POINT — EEE Spray times to control the virus-bearing mosquitoes statewide will start over the Central Falls/Pawtucket zone, then focus on the West Warwick/Warwick/Coventry zone, which began at about […]
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 […]
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 […]
PROVIDENCE — Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), the cause of one death in Fairhaven, MA this week, has been found in mosquitoes in Rhode Island, prompting the RI Department of Health […]
