It looks like the Capital Region is in store for a bad mosquito season this summer. With the higher number of mosquitoes comes a higher risk of mosquito-borne illnesses.
With all of the tick scares and the constant avoidance of mosquitos, I thought it was interesting when I saw that Consumer Reports did a study on the best repellents on the market.
A 4-year old child from Oswego County died on Sunday from the Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus or EEE – a mosquito carried virus that causes serious illness and death.