📋 4 Things to Know About Eastern Equine Encephalitis (AARP Article)

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📋 4 Things to Know About Eastern Equine Encephalitis (AARP Article)

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Older adults face a greater risk of complications from the rare but serious mosquito-borne disease.

By Peter Urban, AARP. Published August 28, 2024.

Hearing news that a New Hampshire resident died after being infected with eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus may be worrisome, but there’s no need for panic. Although mosquito season is still going strong, this mosquito-borne disease is a rarity. Only a few cases are reported in the United States each year.

So far in 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed five cases total in New Jersey, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire. Several communities in Massachusetts are taking extra precautions to limit the potential spread of the virus after discovering elevated levels of the virus in mosquitos.

https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2024/eastern-equine-encephalitis.html

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