College Physician and Chief Health Officer Mark Peluso notified community members about the proliferation and potential dangers of mosquitoes carrying Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in Addison County in an email to the college community on Sept. 5. While Middlebury is not currently classified as an area of moderate or high risk, neighboring towns like Vergennes and Cornwall have been designated a moderate risk. Other towns in Vermont such as Sudbury, Colchester and Burlington have been deemed high risk areas.