State reports 1st finding of mosquito-borne virus EEE in Orange

BOSTON — The mosquito-borne virus eastern equine encephalitis, or “Triple E,” has been detected in Massachusetts for the first time this year, the state Department of Public Health said Friday.The agency said the virus was found in a mosquito sample collected July 1 in Orange. It’s early in the year to be seeing the virus, officials said, and data collected in coming weeks will help show how quickly the virus is emerging.The latest finding led officials to designate the […]