Experts from the Vermont Department of Health and the Agency of Agriculture will discuss Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and mosquito control efforts at three upcoming meetings in the Whiting area. The first meeting will be held at the Whiting Town Hall, 6-8 p.m., on Thursday, Nov. 15. (Update: For a report on this meeting, click here.)
The second will be at Otter Valley Union High School in Brandon, 7-9 p.m., on Wednesday, Nov. 28. The final meeting will be at Sudbury Town Hall, 7-9 p.m., on Thursday, Nov. 29.
EEE and West Nile virus are potentially deadly diseases transmitted by the bites of infected mosquitoes. EEE was detected in Whiting and Brandon for the first time ever this past summer. Two people died after being diagnosed with EEE.
State officials will review surveillance data and efforts taken to control mosquitoes in 2012 and will discuss plans for tracking and control of illness-carrying mosquitoes in 2013.
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