New Hampshire resident dies from EEE, a rare mosquito-borne virus
A New Hampshire man has died from eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, a rare but deadly virus spread by mosquitoes, the state’s Health Department announced Tuesday.
A New Hampshire man has died from eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, a rare but deadly virus spread by mosquitoes, the state’s Health Department announced Tuesday.
It’s the first EEE death reported in the United States so far this year. The man, identified by his family as 41-year-old Steven Perry, had been “hospitalized due to severe central nervous system disease,” New Hampshire health officials said.
Perry had been healthy with no underlying medical conditions, his family told NBC10 Boston, but the disease progressed rapidly.
The case is the fifth this year. EEE cases have been reported in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Vermont and Wisconsin, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Peak mosquito activity comes in August and September in the U.S.Arterra / Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesThe nation is in the midst of peak mosquito season, as the insects tend to be most active in August and September.
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