Douglas Vector Information

Douglas 2023

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus has been detected in mosquitoes in Massachusetts for the first time this year. The presence of EEE was confirmed today by the Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory in mosquito samples collected on August 30 in Douglas and Southbridge in Worcester County. No human or animal cases of EEE have been detected so far this year. 

Today’s finding increases the risk level of EEE to moderate in the communities of Douglas, Dudley, Southbridge, Sturbridge, Uxbridge, and Webster in Worcester County. Please see the MDPH press release here. 

It’s important for individuals to continue to take personal precautions against mosquito bites, both before and after any spraying is conducted.

Douglas is not a member community so no control procedures are planned at this time.