With October only a few days away, EEE remains a threat in the Bay State. That’s the message from health officials after another horse in Massachusetts tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis.

According to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH), the horse was exposed in Carver, an area already at high risk for EEE. There have been 96 EEE-positive mosquito samples in Massachusetts this year,

It is the state’s first confirmed case of EEE in a horse this year. DATCP has not had a reported case of EEE in Wisconsin since 2021, but cases have been reported in other state

A horse has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in Carver, Massachusetts, marking the third animal case of EEE in Plymouth County this year.