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BOSTON (AP) — The eastern equine encephalitis virus has been discovered in mosquitoes for the first time this year in Massachusetts, health officials said

EEE was confirmed by the Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory in a mosquito sample collected July 1 in the town of Orange in Franklin County, officials said Friday

No human or animal cases of EEE have been detected so far this year, officials said

There were 12 human cases in Massachusetts in 2019 with six deaths

There were also nine cases in domestic animals

Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel said the state has been preparing for a resurgence of EEE

Surveillance will help health officials determine how quickly the virus might emerge this year

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