News, Updates and Alerts

MONKEYPOX

Monkeypox is a rare disease that can make you sick, including a rash, which may look like pimples or blisters, often with an earlier flu-like illness. Monkeypox can spread to anyone through close, personal, often skin-to-skin contact.

For Frequently Asked Questions:

• MONKEYPOX FAQS English
• MONKEYPOX FAQS Spanish
• MONKEYPOX FAQS Portuguese 

For more information:

• Massachusetts Department of Public Health: Monkeypox

COVID-19

Getting tested and vaccinated for COVID-19 is not only about protecting yourself – it’s also about protecting your family, friends, and community.

For New Bedford specific updates and data:

• New Bedford COVID-19 Updates

For more information:

• Center for Disease Control: COVID-19
• Center for Disease Control: Isolation and Quarantine Guidance

WEST NILE VIRUS AND EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS (EEE)

Mosquitoes can spread diseases that make you sick. In Massachusetts, mosquitoes can give you West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis.  Learn how to protect you and your family.

For more information:

• Learn your community’s risk level
• Information about West Nile
• Information about Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE)
• Request mosquito spraying
• Mosquito-borne disease prevention