so some some concerned now in a part of Massachusetts after a man tested positive for Triple E last week this is the state's first human case in four years a small cluster of communities right on the Rhode Island state line is at critical risk for the disease their for Douglas Sutton and Webster seen here on the pinpoint news tracker and now one of those communities is taking action to try to keep people safe but not everybody is on board with the plan Sophia Zabo here now with the latest developments Kate and Patrick last night at a board of health meeting officials in Oxford approved a recommendation to issue a 6 p.m curfew to prevent the spread of Triple E but the people at that meeting were not happy with this decision please don't do this to our kids 800 people sign a officials say they aren't Banning people from going outside but instead doing what needs to be done to keep people safe they suggest the 6 p.m. curfew lasts until the end of September then moves to 5:00 p.m. on October 1st people at this meeting say this will hurt after school activities including Sports we have probably well over 150 people um that are here to stand up for their kids to make the parents you know have their have their own decision makes their decisions last week a man in his 80s from Oxford tested positive for Triple E it was the first human case in the state since 2020 the State Department of Health says people in critical areas should avoid outside activities at night in areas of high and critical risk we really want people to be thoughtful about when they time their outdoor activities mosquito activity feeding activity really Peaks at Dusk and Dawn right now and after the World Health Organization declared impo a global emergency Austin Public Health is working to prevent a local outbreak it hosted a free impax vaccine clinic at Montopolis Recreation and community center today staff surpassed their goal of giving 30 vaccines quickly Austin public health staff told kvu they have seen a few cases already locally for folks who are at high risk uh and the rest of the population are just looking out for any skin rashes skin lesions if you have any concerns you should reach out to your uh primary care provider anyone who uh has been exposed to impo in the last 14 days or has multiple sexual partners um is eligible to get the vaccine now if you're interested in getting the vaccine head do austintexas.gov impo again that is austintexas.gov slmo rusf and I'm here in St James City off Cherry estate's Parkway on Pine Island as you can see this community is lined with canals it's a lot of water but it's what's in the water that's causing concern neighbors here say two women died after contract ing Legionnaire disease I used to grow tomatoes and basil and everything once the water turned brown nothing grows that's Joe Butler the HOA president of St James Isles who's lived here for nearly four decades when I moved here in 1986 that water was crystal clear it's so Cocoa Brown now can't see the fish it's embarrassing Butler is not alone in his concerns he mentioned that many in the community are suffering from sinus infections which he believes could be related to the water and air quality I'm going to the doctors uh Monday because sinus infections are awful and that doctor might say it's Legionnaire's Disease which according to the CDC is a serious type of pneumonia which causes fever and headaches HIV AIDS awareness day is tomorrow South Carolina's Department of Public Health says almost 15,000 people including about 200 kids and teens are living with HIV infection or Aids here in South Carolina our Caroline spikes joins us live from from paleto Community Care which is offering some free HIV testing oruche virus is a zuno disease that doctors say is transmitted by tiny flies called midges and mosquitoes it was originally discovered in Trinidad and Tobago in the 1950s and has mostly been in circulation in Central and South America but recently cases have been popping up in new places like Cuba Italy and Spain according to new research the virus can live in birds and Prime Ates and has been known to live in sloths as well infectious diseases expert Dr Isaac bogos explains people are most often infected through mosquito bites and then will have symptoms similar to Deni fever including muscle aches and pains headache high fever and sometimes a rash 500,000 cases of oruche have been recorded since the virus was first discovered which is a relatively small number for medical research so knowledge is limited however in July two young Brazilian women without any underlying health conditions died from the virus there are investigations underway into infections during pregnancy and potential birth defects and still births right now at 5:30 new data from the state shows over a quarter of North Carolina counties have now reported cases of a food related parasite thanks for joining us tonight I'm Lena tette and I'm Dan Hagerty Wake County still has the most cases 125 this comes as the hunt to find the source of this outbreak continu WL Health reporter Grace habba continues to investigate this puzzling case Grace has been all over this joining us now live with updates Grace yeah we've continued to dig into this story to try to bring our viewers more answers about what's making people so sick here in North Carolina and we now know today cyclos War cases this year have impacted people well beyond just Wake County extending to other parts of North Carolina 28 Counties have reported at least one case of Cyclospora so far this year according to DHHS