Two children in Tennessee are recovering from a rare mosquito-borne La Crosse virus.
Knox County, Tennessee – Two kids in Tennessee are on the road to recovery after a hospital stay caused by the lacrosse virus, a rare illness transmitted by mosquitoes that can result in severe brain inflammation. The Knox County Health Department noted that the children were hospitalized earlier this month, marking the first reported cases […]
Conn. dad dies from mosquito-borne virus EEE as cases rise
A father from Connecticut passed away on Monday. It's been five years since I was bitten by an infected mosquito while clearing bushes in my wooded backyard. Richard Pawski, 49, died from complications from eastern equine encephalitis (EEE). Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a deadly disease that killed New York state for the first time in […]
New Hampshire resident dies after EEEV infection, as rare, lethal mosquito-borne virus spreads in New England
New Hampshire health officials announced Tuesday that a person has died after testing positive for the mosquito-borne disease Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEEV). The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Division of Public Health Services (DPHS) said in a statement that an adult from Hampstead, New Hampshire, who tested positive for EEEV […]
New Hampshire resident dies after testing positive for mosquito-borne encephalitis virus
Health officials in New Hampshire announced that a New Hampshire resident has died after testing positive for the mosquito-borne disease Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus. The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday that the Hampstead resident's infection is the state's first case in 10 years. The resident, identified only as an adult, […]