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Family identifies New Hampshire man who died of Eastern equine encephalitis
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https://www.wmur.com/article/new-hampshire-eastern-equine-encephalitis-death-24/61984730
Family identifies New Hampshire man who died of Eastern equine encephalitis
Health officials urge residents to protect themselves against mosquitoes
Updated: 11:34 PM EDT Aug 27, 2024
Isabel Litterst
Anchor/Reporter
MANCHESTER, N.H. —
A New Hampshire resident has died of the mosquito-borne illness Eastern equine encephalitis, health officials said Tuesday.
Family identified the person as 41-year-old Steven Perry of Hampstead. Health officials said Perry was hospitalized with a severe central nervous system disease and later died.
Perry's mother Judith said he was young and healthy and she can't believe a mosquito is to blame.
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EEE is a rare but serious disease transmitted by mosquitoes. The last reported human EEE infection in New Hampshire was in 2014, when three cases were identified, and two people died.
[...]
Health officials urge residents to protect themselves against mosquitoes
Updated: 11:34 PM EDT Aug 27, 2024
Isabel Litterst
Anchor/Reporter
MANCHESTER, N.H. —
A New Hampshire resident has died of the mosquito-borne illness Eastern equine encephalitis, health officials said Tuesday.
Family identified the person as 41-year-old Steven Perry of Hampstead. Health officials said Perry was hospitalized with a severe central nervous system disease and later died.
Perry's mother Judith said he was young and healthy and she can't believe a mosquito is to blame.
[...]
EEE is a rare but serious disease transmitted by mosquitoes. The last reported human EEE infection in New Hampshire was in 2014, when three cases were identified, and two people died.
[...]