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EEE, West Nile threat showing up in Mass.

Jul 13, 2012 8:49am
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(NECN) - Mosquitoes have tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis in Carver, Mass., and West Nile has been found in a mosquito pool in West Roxbury.

Richard Pollack, chair of the mosquito advisory group for the Mass. Department of Agricultural Resources, joins NECN to talk about the problem and the ways you can reduce risk.
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