New Hampshire man dies from EEE, a virus spread by mosquitoes

Published: Aug 28, 2024 Duration: 00:01:56 Category: News & Politics

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And public health officials are on alert after a man from New Hampshire died from a mosquito borne virus. Officials say that mosquito was carrying eastern equine encephalitis or triple Enb C's Joe Fryer has more. On the two mosquito borne diseases. Americans should look out for communities are on alert during peak mosquito season with new concerns that the insects may be carrying deadly diseases. They can get out of control and do do a lot of damage. This year. Mosquitoes have been linked to two dangerous illnesses. West Nile virus and eastern equine encephalitis or triple E A rare but very serious virus that can cause severe swelling of the brain. In New Hampshire, a man who was bitten, a mosquito later died of triple E identified by his family is 41 year old Stephen Perry. It's New Hampshire's first human case of the virus in a decade, cases have also popped up in Wisconsin, Vermont, New Jersey and Massachusetts where spraying began Tuesday night. Our kids are, you know, they get bit a lot so I wouldn't want them to get anything like that. I'm glad that they're trying to mitigate it. Experts say the Tripoli virus is very rare but troubling. It's an infection that no one ever wants to get and we can prevent it by avoiding getting bitten by, by mosquitoes. Concerns are also growing about West Nile virus which has been found in 33 states as mosquito numbers rise in the late summer this year is like, it's been horrible. But experts say Americans can still enjoy the upcoming holiday weekend with precautions. Mosquitoes are predominantly out very early in the morning or in the dusk, you know, in the evening. Uh, so that's the time of where you want to be more cautious. That was Joe Fryer reporting.

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