Eastern Equine Encephalitis -- United States
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced the 11th human case of eastern equine encephalitis [EEE] virus infection, a man in his 70s from Worcester County.
As a result, the communities of Auburn, Charlton, Dudley, Leicester, Southbridge, and Spencer have been elevated to high risk.
The Department of Public Health has also been recently notified by a hospital of a death from the virus of an Essex County resident. It marks the 4th death from eastern equine encephalitis virus
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6702875&promed&0
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