Mosquito spraying gets underway amid heightened EEE risks, fears [Video]

THE FIGHT AGAINST TRIPLE E JUST WENT AIRBORNE. TWO PLANES LOADED WITH PESTICIDES TAKING OFF TO DOUSE A LARGE SWATH OF PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND KILL MOSQUITOES THAT CARRY THE VIRUS. WHAT AERIAL APPLICATION DOES IS GETS TO AREAS WHERE YOU CAN’T GET TO THEM BY TRUCK. THE MOSQUITO CONTROL COMPANY BEHIND THE OPERATION SAYS THE SPRAY IS SAFE AND WILL BE BLANKETING THIS AREA ALL NIGHT. IT IS THAT SERIOUS. YEAH, AND THEY HAVE WARNINGS AND EVERYTHING. SO EVERYONE’S AWARE OF IT. WHILE CREWS LAUNCH AN AERIAL ASSAULT OVER EIGHT PLYMOUTH COUNTY COMMUNITIES TONIGHT, TRUCKS WILL ALSO SPRAY. FIVE TOWNS IN SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY. THE DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES OF TRIPLE E HAVE ALREADY IMPACTED A HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, FAMILY, CLAIMING THE LIFE OF STEPHEN PERRY. THE 41 YEAR OLD DIED LAST WEEK AFTER TESTING POSITIVE FOR THE DISEASE. HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY TRIPLE E IS RARE, BUT SERIOUS, AND ABOUT A THIRD …