Health officials in Michigan are urging people to stay indoors after 10 confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne Eastern equine encephalitis in 22 horses and one suspected human case. The Michigan Department of Health confirmed 22 horse cases in 10 counties and one suspected human case in Barry County as of …
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Chippewa County, Wiz. (WEAU) – The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) and the Chippewa County Health Department have confirmed that a woman in her 60s who lived in Chippewa County died of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE). This is the second human case of EEE in the state this year, …
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The West Nile virus is back, according to New York City health officials. On Tuesday, the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene released a statement detailing the first signs of the mosquito-borne virus appearing this season in the Bronx and Staten Island. Until now, no one has been infected. …
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The rare and life-threatening eastern equine encephalitis of the mosquito-borne virus was first detected in Massachusetts in 2020, state health officials said Friday, noting it was “earlier in the year.” EEE was detected in a mosquito collected in Orange, in Franklin County, Wednesday during an analysis at the Massachusetts State …
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Heather Hyland, a self-proclaimed insect nerd, has found a love for mosquitoes despite the diseases they carry. “I loved insects, I’d say since I was 2 years old,” Hyland said. Initially, a public information officer for the Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District in southern California, said her fascination …
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