By Kay Lazar, Globe Staff Massachusetts public health officials may be quicker to consideraerial spraying against mosquitoes this season, under a new plandetailed Wednesday. The Department of Public Health said it was revising its planregarding Eastern equine encephalitis, an often fatalmosquito-borne illness, because of indications the risk frominfections may be increasing. Under the new guidelines, officials will consider aerial sprayingof insecticide in an area when just one mosquito of the type thattypically bites humans or other mammals is found infected with EEE.Current rules call for aerial spraying to be considered after twosuch insects are found. The new plan also calls for more targeted spraying in specificareas as an alternative to covering a full region. And officialssaid they will also be exploring the use of additionalairplane-based spraying equipment to help respond quicker and withmore precision when a risk is pinpointed. Door Access Controller
These revised guidelines will ensure that we mount the mosteffective, science-based approach to reduce the risk of diseasespread by mosquitoes among our residents, John Auerbach, statepublic health commissioner, said in a statement. The department said aerial spraying is just one aspect of amulti-pronged approach to reduce risk of infection from EEE. Officials said that the pesticide used, Sumithrin, which is combinewith Piperonyl Butoxide, has been sprayed for several years and isa less toxic than ones used in the past. It is applied at a very low volume, less than an ounce peracre, said Kevin Cranston, director of the agency s bureau ofinfectious disease. China Smart Cards Access Control
Cranston also said the pesticide is sprayed at night, when adultmosquitoes are buzzing around but other insects, such as bees, arenot active to minimize the potential harm. The health department said it sought advice on its new guidelinesfrom a panel of experts, which included specialists in mosquitocontrol, ecology, climate change, and infectious disease, andpublic health representatives from Southeastern Massachusetts --the area hardest hit by EEE. The state s action comes in the wake of pressure applied by officials from the South Shore last fall and winter, followingthe death of 80-year-old Raynham resident Martin Newfield, who wasinfected with EEE in late August and died in early September. Kay Lazar can be reached at klazar@globe.com. Passive Infrared Motion Detector
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These revised guidelines will ensure that we mount the mosteffective, science-based approach to reduce the risk of diseasespread by mosquitoes among our residents, John Auerbach, statepublic health commissioner, said in a statement. The department said aerial spraying is just one aspect of amulti-pronged approach to reduce risk of infection from EEE. Officials said that the pesticide used, Sumithrin, which is combinewith Piperonyl Butoxide, has been sprayed for several years and isa less toxic than ones used in the past. It is applied at a very low volume, less than an ounce peracre, said Kevin Cranston, director of the agency s bureau ofinfectious disease. China Smart Cards Access Control
Cranston also said the pesticide is sprayed at night, when adultmosquitoes are buzzing around but other insects, such as bees, arenot active to minimize the potential harm. The health department said it sought advice on its new guidelinesfrom a panel of experts, which included specialists in mosquitocontrol, ecology, climate change, and infectious disease, andpublic health representatives from Southeastern Massachusetts --the area hardest hit by EEE. The state s action comes in the wake of pressure applied by officials from the South Shore last fall and winter, followingthe death of 80-year-old Raynham resident Martin Newfield, who wasinfected with EEE in late August and died in early September. Kay Lazar can be reached at klazar@globe.com. Passive Infrared Motion Detector
Follow her on Twitter@GlobeKayLazar.
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