Massachusetts confirms second case of EEE in woman in her 30s

Published: Aug 29, 2024 Duration: 00:02:19 Category: News & Politics

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BOSTON, WBZ NEWS STARTS NOW WITH BREAKING NEWS. >> STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE CONFIRMING A SECOND HUMAN CASE OF POTENTIALLY DEADLY EEE VIRUS IN MASSACHUSETTS. THANK YOU FOR STAYING WITH US, I'M DAVID WADE. >> I'M LISA HUGHES. THIS NEWS COMES DAYS AFTER A NEW HAMPSHIRE MAN DIED OF THE MOSQUITO BORN ILLNESS. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TONIGHT SAYS THE LATEST PATIENT IS A WOMAN IN HER 30s LIVING IN PLYMOUTH COUNTY. JULI MCDONALD IS LIVE IN PLYMOUTH WITH THE DETAILS. JULI? >> Reporter: WELL, WE DON'T KNOW THAT THIS WOMAN IN HER 30s LIVED IN PLYMOUTH. BUT SHE WAS EXPOSED TO PLYMOUTH COUNTY. PRECAUTIONS ARE BEING TAKEN. SPRAYING THE FIELDS AND BANNING OVERNIGHT ACTIVITIES AND EVENING. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO THEIR ROUTINES TO PROTECT THEMSELVES TO WALKING THE DOGS AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY AND PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WITH THIS CONCERN IN MIND. THIS SECOND HUMAN CASE OF EEE AS YOU MENTIONED COMES JUST DAYS AFTER THE DEATH OF A YOUNG REPORTEDLY HEALTHY NEW HAMPSHIRE MAN. POSITIVE MOSQUITO SAMPLES HAVE BEEN FOUND IN TRAPS IN HALIFAX. KINGSTON. MANY OF THOSE COMMUNITIES WERE SPRAYED ON TUESDAY. BUT WE ARE TOLD THAT THE WOMAN IN HER 30s WAS EXPOSED BEFORE THAT. >> THE CHANCE IS OUT THERE. SO YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL. WEAR LONG CLOTHING AND PUT ON THE SPRAY. YOU NEED TO STAY FROM DUSK TO DAWN, YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO STAY OUT. AND THAT IS REALITY. >> Reporter: AND MIDDLEBORO HEALTH LEADERS CONFIRMED A HORSE DIED FROM EEE THIS WEEK, THERE ARE NO HUMAN CASE INS THEIR COMMUNITY WHICH MEANS THE WOMAN IN HER 30s DOESN'T LIVE THERE. BUT CERTAINLY REASON ACROSS

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