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EEE and the mosquitoes who carry it

By Mikaela Lefrak,
Andrea Laurion
Published September 4, 2024 at 4:17 PM EDT

Eastern Equine Encephalitis has come to Vermont. Health officials are putting out alerts, causing some to rethink their time spent outdoors.

There are a lot of mosquitos out there, and so far, only one case of EEE in Vermont. How worried should we be? Joining us today to help us break down the data is Patsy Kelso, the state epidemiologist with the Vermont Department of Health, and Patti Casey, the Environmental Surveillance Program Manager for The Department of Agriculture, Food, and Markets.

Broadcast live on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Mikaela Lefrak
Mikaela Lefrak is the host and senior producer of Vermont Edition. Her stories have aired nationally on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Marketplace, The World and Here & Now. A seasoned local reporter, Mikaela has won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards and a Public Media Journalists Association award for her work.
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Andrea Laurion
Andrea Laurion joined Vermont Public as a news producer for Vermont Edition in December 2022. She is a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., and a graduate of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine. Before getting into audio, Andrea worked as an obituary writer, a lunch lady, a wedding photographer assistant, a children’s birthday party hostess, a haunted house actor, and an admin assistant many times over.
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