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Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), commonly called Triple E or sleeping sickness (not to be confused with African trypanosomiasis), is a disease caused by a zoonotic mosquito-vectored Togavirus that is present in North, Central, and South America, and the Caribbean. EEE was first recognized in Massachusetts, United States, in 1831, when 75 ...
A New Hampshire resident has died from a rare mosquito-borne brain infection called Eastern equine encephalitis, health officials said on Tuesday, marking the state's first known human case of the ...
It has a 30% mortality rate. The bad news is that is one of the more severe types of insect vector-borne ailments, but the flip side is that is very rare for a human to contract it." Dr. Artemio ...
New Hampshire health officials confirmed an Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEEV) fatality as the rare, mosquito-borne virus raises concern in New England. ... Vermont state health officials on ...
Equine encephalitis is a family of horse diseases that also affect humans. Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain. Several forms of viral encephalitis can infect equines, and these include: Eastern equine encephalitis virus. Japanese encephalitis virus. Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus. Western equine encephalitis virus.
Steven Scott Perry was identified as New Hampshire’s first death from Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus in a decade. States across the eastern U.S. are on high alert for the disease.
Joseph Choi. August 31, 2024 at 3:00 AM. A rare and dangerous mosquito-borne illness is spreading through New England, putting states on high alert with one death already confirmed following an ...
August 27, 2024 at 3:01 PM. August and September are prime months for mosquito activity in the U.S. A New Hampshire resident has died from eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, a rare but deadly ...