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NY Resident Dies From Rare Mosquito-Borne Virus

Governor declares EEE an imminent public health threat

(Newser) - A person has died in New York state from eastern equine encephalitis, prompting Gov. Kathy Hochul to declare the rare mosquito-borne illness an imminent threat to public health. The death that was reported Monday in Ulster County is apparently the second death from the disease in the United States this...

One Mosquito Bite Leaves NH Man Fighting for His Life

Joe Casey said to have contracted EEE, West Nile, and St. Louis encephalitis

(Newser) - A New Hampshire man has died from a mosquito-borne virus and another is battling three such viruses apparently acquired from a single bite, shining further light on a problem experts say will continue to grow with climate change. Joe Casey of Kensington is on a ventilator in intensive care with...

Rare, Deadly Mosquito-Borne Virus Infects Another Person

Massachusetts reports 2nd recent case of eastern equine encephalitis

(Newser) - Massachusetts health officials on Thursday announced a second confirmed human case of the mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis virus in the state. A second case of the virus in a horse was also confirmed, the AP reports. The human case is a woman in her 30s. Both were exposed in the...

NH Resident Dies From Rare Mosquito-Borne Disease

Person is first EEE fatality in the state since 2014

(Newser) - A New Hampshire resident who tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis has become the first person in the state in a decade to die from the rare mosquito-borne disease. The New Hampshire Department of Health confirmed the death of the adult but did not provide the person's name or...

Massachusetts Tells Locals to Take Cover From Skeeters

Rare but deadly eastern equine encephalitis has shown up in an elderly man

(Newser) - A "rare but serious" disease has put residents in Massachusetts on edge, with warnings now to stay inside when they can, especially in the evenings, to avoid encountering mosquitoes that can spread the illness. The Bay State hasn't seen an outbreak of eastern equine encephalitis in four years,...

Rare Disease Carried by Mosquitoes Surfaces, Killing 1

Another person in Alabama has been infected

(Newser) - Health officials have warned about a rare virus that can be transmitted by mosquitoes after its detection in distant states and the death of an infected person in Alabama. Two people became ill there, Live Science reports, with eastern equine encephalitis, which can inflame the brain. Both cases were in...

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