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IT'S NOT COLD ENOUGH TO KILL ALL
OF THE MOSQUITOS JUST YET... AND
THAT MEANS THE THREAT OF BOTH
WEST NILE AND TRIPLE-E
CONTINUES.
22NEWS REPORTER NICOLE NALEPA IS
LIVE IN WEST SPRINGFIELD WITH
THE LATEST.
IT COULD BE WEEKS BEFORE THE
FIRST FROST IN THE SPRINGFIELD
AREA PUTS AN END TO THE MOSQUITO
PROBLEMS.
SO FAR TEMPERATURES HAVE NOT HIT
FREEZING YET. USUALLY, THE FIRST
HARD FREEZE DOESN'T TAKE PLACE
HERE IN GREATER SPRINGFIELD
UNTIL MID-OCTOBER. HOWEVER
NORTHAMPTON, GREENFIELD AND THE
BERKSHIRES TYPICALLY SEE FROST
EARLIER IN THE MONTH. MEANTIME,
A 2ND PERSON IN THE STATE HAS
DIED FROM EASTERN EQUINE
ENCEPHALITIS. THAT NOW BRINGS
THE TOTAL TO SEVEN CASES OF
TRIPLE-E THIS SUMMER. THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT ALSO CONFIRMED TWO
NEW WEST NILE VIRUS CASES,
MONDAY...BRINGING THAT TOTAL TO
19. THAT'S TRIPLE THE
NUMBER...COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.
ONE PERSON HAS DIED FROM WEST
NILE THIS SEASON. AS A
PRECAUTION, SOME SCHOOLS IN OUR
AREA HAVE RESCHEDULED ALL
SPORTING EVENTS AND PRACTICES,
SO THAT THEY TAKE PLACE BEFORE
DAWN AND DUSK WHEN MOSQUITOES