NEW AT 4. LAST WEEK WE TOLD YOU ABOUT CONCERNS OVER THE TRIPLE-E VIRUS IN OUR REGION. AND TODAY WE’RE LEARNING THAT ANOTHER VERMONT COMMUNITY IS BEING CALLED “A HIGH RISK AREA.” THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS AFTER TESTING MORE MOSQUITOS, THE TOWN OF SUDBURY IS NOW ON THE “HIGH RISK” LIST. IT JOINS BURLINGTON, ALBURGH, COLCHESTER AND SWANTON THERE. OTHER TOWNS IN THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY ARE MARKED AS MODERATE AND LOW RISK, BUT THAT COULD CHANGE AS MORE TESTING GETS UNDERWAY. IF YOU’RE IN A HIGH RISK TOWN, YOU SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT MOSQUITO BITES. LIKE WEARING LONG PANTS AND LONG SLEEVES AND WEARI
The Vermont Health Department has added Sudbury to the high-risk list for places where mosquitoes may be carrying the Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus, or EEE, following recent testing. Sudbury joins Burlington, Alburgh, Colchester, and Swanton as high-risk areas. Other towns in the Champlain Valley …