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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...eath-new-hampshire-encephalitis-b2602543.html
A New Hampshire resident has died after testing positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus.
The resident had been hospitalized with the severe central nervous system disease.
“We believe there is an elevated risk for EEEV infections this year in New England given the positive mosquito samples identified,” State Epidemiologist Dr. Benjamin Chan said.
“The risk will continue into the fall until there is a hard frost that kills the mosquitos. Everybody should take steps to prevent mosquito bites when they are outdoors.”
Eastern Equine Encephalitis cases have also been reported in neighboring Massachusetts and Vermont.
A Massachusetts man in his eighties was hospitalized earlier this month after being exposed to the virus in Worcester County.
In Vermont, a Chittenden County man in his forties was hospitalized on July 16. He left the hospital a week later.
This year, a total of four cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis have been confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including in Wisconsin and New Jersey.
That tally did not yet include the New Hampshire case.
A New Hampshire resident has died after testing positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus.
The resident had been hospitalized with the severe central nervous system disease.
“We believe there is an elevated risk for EEEV infections this year in New England given the positive mosquito samples identified,” State Epidemiologist Dr. Benjamin Chan said.
“The risk will continue into the fall until there is a hard frost that kills the mosquitos. Everybody should take steps to prevent mosquito bites when they are outdoors.”
Eastern Equine Encephalitis cases have also been reported in neighboring Massachusetts and Vermont.
A Massachusetts man in his eighties was hospitalized earlier this month after being exposed to the virus in Worcester County.
In Vermont, a Chittenden County man in his forties was hospitalized on July 16. He left the hospital a week later.
This year, a total of four cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis have been confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including in Wisconsin and New Jersey.
That tally did not yet include the New Hampshire case.
