AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says a Maine resident has died of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, the first such death in state history. The agency says a person age 65 or older from York County who died Oct. 17 was confirmed to have the mosquito-borne disease. State officials did not identify […]
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York County resident recovering from EEE virus
AUGUST — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says it has identified the first case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in a human in the state. The CDC said Friday that the York County resident became sick at the end of August and was hospitalized. The person is now recovering at home. The state […]
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N.H. resident stricken by potentially deadly mosquito illness EEE treated in Maine
A New Hampshire resident has been hospitalized in Maine with Eastern equine encephalitis, a potentially deadly disease carried by mosquitoes, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The patient, an individual in his or her 50s whose identity is being withheld in accordance with confidentiality laws, contracted the viral illness in New […]
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Freezing temperatures ending threat of mosquito-borne EEE
AUGUSTA — Maine’s epidemiologist says the state appears to be out of the woods for mosquito-borne diseases but that ticks will continue to be a problem for several more weeks. Three horses died this year from eastern equine encephalitis in Maine, making it the worst outbreak since 2009. The virus carried by mosquitoes is potentially […]
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More EEE-infected mosquitoes found in York County
AUGUSTA — Maine officials say they’ve confirmed Eastern Equine Encephalitis in more than a dozen more mosquito pools, compounding concerns a week after mosquito-borne virus claimed two horses. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Maine Department of Agriculture said Monday that the discovery of EEE in another 13 mosquito pools brings […]