"Our surveillance data and past patterns of disease indicate that the risk from EEE is, thankfully, declining," Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein said in a statement. "We know that most EEE infections occur by the end of September and this decision reflects that. Some risk from EEE will continue to exist until the first hard frost and we encourage people to continue to take steps to prevent mosquito bites as they enjoy the fall weather."
Dr. Catherine Brown, the state epidemiologist, said in a statement that mosquito behavior is "more variable" by this point in the year. "The mosquitoes that are most likely to spread EEE to people are dying off and are present in much smaller numbers," she said. "In addition, their activity is driven more by temperature and humidity and somewhat less by the time of day."
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