BREAKING NEWS Health warning as New Hampshire man dies from mosquito-borne brain swelling virus READ MORE: Map reveals areas deadly mosquito-borne virus could spread By Emily Joshu Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 12:43 EDT, 27 August 2024 | Updated: 12:58 EDT, 27 August 2024 e-mail View comments A man in New Hampshire has died after testing positive for a rare mosquito-borne virus. Health officials in Hampstead, New Hampshire, issued a warning Tuesday after a resident died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEEV), also known as 'Triple E.
' The condition, which is carried by mosquitos, causes a fever and brain swelling and can lead to seizures and comas, killing around a third of those it infects. It's the state's first human case in 10 years. The announcement comes after half of the state of Massachusetts remains under a curfew after 10 counties issued warnings of an elevated presence of the virus.
Cities across the US are being sprayed down with pesticides to deter mosquitos, which are becoming increasingly disease-ridden. The White House Covid doctor Anthony Fauci was hospitalized earlier this month with West Nile virus, which is also spread by the insects. Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEEV) is spread from mosquitos to humans and other animals through bites.
There is no treatment or cure New Hampshire State epidemiologist Dr Benjamin Chan warned that 'there is an elevated risk' of Triple E and similar conditions like West Nile Virus, which hospitaliz.