Rare mosquito-borne virus sparks growing concerns | Morning in America

Published: Aug 27, 2024 Duration: 00:02:46 Category: News & Politics

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MAN HAS DIED AFTER CONTRACTING A RARE MOSQUITO-BORNE VIRUS THAT'S POPPING UP ACROSS THE NORTHEAST. STATE. OFFICIALS SAY THE MAN WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS, ALSO KNOWN AS TRIPOLI ON AUGUST 12TH. HE DIED A WEEK LATER. THIS WAS NEW HAMPSHIRE'S FIRST HUMAN CASE OF THE VIRUS IN A DECADE. NEWS NATION'S ALICIA NIEVES FOLLOWING THIS AT LEAST YET. A SERIOUS WARNING FROM OFFICIALS. THIS VIRUS CAN BE DEADLY AND IT SPREADS QUICKLY. >> YEAH. GOOD MORNING, BROOKE. I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT MAKES THIS MOSQUITO-BORNE SO CONCERNING. RIGHT FOR 1. THERE IS NO VACCINE, NO CURE FOR TRIPOLI AS IT'S CALLED IN HUMANSAND FOR 2 ON AVERAGE ABOUT A 3RD OF CASES ACTUALLY END UP IN DEATH FOR THOSE WHO ARE, IF YOU CAN CALL IT FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SURVIVE. MANY GO ON TO HAVE LIFE LO NEUROLOGICAL ISSUES AS A RESULT OF CONTRACTING TRIPOLI FOR MOSQUITOES. NOW IT IS ACTUALLY BEEN YEARS IN SOME STATES ABOUT A DECADE SINCE WE HAVE SEEN THIS RARE DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGIST BLAMING THE SPIKE IN CASES ON WAR. A MORE ACTIVE MOSQUITO POPULATION SPURRED BY A LONGER SUMMER SEASON. NOW IN TERMS OF HUMAN CASES OF TRIPOLI WEEDS HAD CONFIRMED CASES IN ABOUT A DOZEN COUNTIES ACROSS 5 STATES VERMONT NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, MASSACHUSETTS AND EVEN WISCONSIN. A NEW HAMPSHIRE MAN. AS YOU NOTED, BECOMING THE FIRST CONFIRMED DEATH THIS YEAR WHILE MASSACHUSETTS REALLY SEEN THE MOST WIDESPREAD IN ELEVATE RISKS. THE VIRUS IS ALSO INFECTED. A NUMBER OF ANIMALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY PROMPTING HEALTH DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS IN SEVERAL OTHER STATES TO URGE LIVESTOCK OWNERS TO VACCINATE THEIR ANIMALS IN MASSACHUSETTS. SO 10 COMMITIES HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS HIGH OR CRITICAL RISK FOR TRIPLE E AND SOME LOCAL OFFICIALS THEY'RE ACTUALLY RECOMMENDING THE SUNSET TO SUNRISE CURFEW. MOSQUITOES ARE MOST ACTIVE TO PREVENT FURTHER CASES. WELL, THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH WILL SPRAY FOR MOSQUITOES. >> OUR RECOMMENDATIONS LAYERED PREVENTION STRATEGY RIGHT. SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE USING MOSQUITO REPELLENTS WITH EPA REGISTERED ACTIVE INGREDIENT ANYTIME OUTDOORS CLOTHING TO REDUCE EXPOSED AND THEN THIS WON'T HELP SO MUCH FOR TRIPOLI, BUT IT DOES FOR WEST NILE VIRUS. MAKE SURE YOU'RE DUMPING STANDING WATER AROUND YOUR PROPERTY. >> AND WHILE I MENTION BE PRO LONG SUMMER SEASON IS REALLY WHAT'S BEING TO BLAME FOR THIS KIND OF OUTBREAK OF TRIPOLI THIS YEAR. THE RISK FOR TOLD REMAINS WELL, BE ON THE SUMMER, EVEN INTO THE FALL.

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