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EEE Symptoms & Treatment

Posted on October 10, 2019
Symptoms The incubation period for Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) disease (the time from infected mosquito bite to onset of illness) ranges from 4 to 10 days. EEEV infection can result in one of two types of illness, systemic or encephalitic (involving swelling of the brain, referred... more
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Fact sheet about Mosquito EEE virus

Posted on September 1, 2019
What is Eastern Equine Encephalitis? Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) is a rare but serious disease caused by a virus. How is the EEE virus spread? The virus that causes EEE is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. In Massachusetts, the virus is most often identified in mosquitoes... more
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Second NH Death Due to EEE

Posted on October 30, 2014
Recently, The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has confirmed that a Manchester, New Hampshire adult has died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in mid-September. EEE is contracted after someone is bitten by an infected mosquito. This is the third person to contract... more
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First Case of EEE Confirmed in Massachusetts

Posted on August 22, 2013
According to The Massachusetts Department of Health, a Norfolk County woman has died recently in the state's first human case of Easter Equine Encephalitis this year. The woman was hospitalized in mid-August and died a few days later. The woman was in her 80s. Health officials are investigating as... more
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Hamilton To Spray Tonight Between 6:30 PM & 2 AM

Posted on October 4, 2012
Hamilton to spray for mosquitoes on Thursday Hamilton-Wenham — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) announced that a horse was found positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in Essex. As a precautionary measure to reduce the risk of EEE, targeted truck spraying in... more
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Brain Infection Spread By Mosquitoes

Posted on September 21, 2012
Second person in Vermont dies of fatal brain infection spread by mosquitoes Published September 19, 2012/Associated Press A second Vermonter has died from the eastern equine encephalitis, a rare and potentially fatal brain infection spread by mosquitoes, Health Department officials confirmed on... more
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Preventing Mosquito Bites

Posted on September 10, 2012
Mosquito bites can be a pain, they get red, swell, itch, but it doesn't stop there, they cause worry especially the last few years. Mosquito bites can cause different diseases that can if not careful, cause death, EEE and West Nile Virus are becoming too common. Unfortunalty you can not just look... more
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Updated WNV Threat Levels

Posted on September 1, 2012
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) on Friday, Aug. 31, announced West Nile virus (WNV) has been confirmed in three Middlesex County residents and one Hampden County resident. All four patients are recovering. “Confirmation of these four cases is a timely reminder that... more
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EEE and West Nile from Mosquitoes Pose Serious Health Risk In MA

Posted on August 15, 2012
According to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH), there is an early and consistent presence of EEE from mosquitoes in the area. In Easton, Raynham, Taunton, and West Bridgewater the risk level has been raised from "High" to "Critical," and in Bridgewater and Norton it was raised... more
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Signs, Symptoms & Treatment For The EEEV Disease

Posted on July 13, 2012
Symptoms The incubation period for Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) disease (the time from infected mosquito bite to onset of illness) ranges from 4 to 10 days. EEEV infection can result in one of two types of illness, systemic or encephalitic (involving swelling of the brain, referred... more
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