According to the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), an adult who contracted Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) passed away due to their illness.
The agency said the individual was “hospitalized due to severe central nervous system disease.”
“The last reported human EEEV infection in New Hampshire was in 2014, when DHHS identified three human infections, including two fatalities. In addition to the person with EEEV infection announced today, EEEV has been detected in one horse and seven mosquito batches in New Hampshire so far this summer. EEEV has also been detected in neighboring states, including in Massachusetts (one person, one horse, and 69 mosquito samples) and Vermont (one person and 47 mosquito samples),” the agency stated.
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