'Even though temperatures have cooled off, it is not unusual to see human EEE cases confirmed in September,' Massachusetts Public Health Commissioner Dr. Monica Bharel said in a statement last week.
The Rhode Island Health Department reported a death brought on by the eastern equine encephalitis virus Monday.
The victim's battle with the disease marks the first human case of EEE the state has seen since 2010— and its first deadly case since 2007. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , most of the insects carrying the virus prey primarily on birds."Transmission [of EEE] to humans requires mosquito species capable of creating a"bridge" between infected birds and uninfected mammals," the CDCIn the U.S., EEE is endemic to freshwater hardwood swamps in the Atlantic and Gulf Coast states and the Great Lakes region, including Florida, Massachusetts, New York, and North Carolina, according to the CDC.
"Even though temperatures have cooled off, it is not unusual to see human EEE cases confirmed in September," Massachusetts Public Health Commissioner Dr. Monica Bharel said in a statement."This is why we continue to urge the public to take seriously the threat that mosquitoes can pose and to take steps to avoid being bitten."
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