"This evidence of the spread of EEE to a person and a horse in Plymouth County before aerial spraying confirms risk in the area," Public Health Commissioner Dr. Robbie Goldstein said. "We expect that the aerial spraying will help prevent risk for EEE from continuing to escalate in the area, but it does not eliminate it completely. We are asking people to be consistent about taking steps to prevent mosquito bites."
"There is no treatment for EEE," the fact sheet notes. "In Massachusetts, about half of the people identified with EEE died from the infection. People who survive this disease will often be permanently disabled. Few people recover completely."
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