Officials: Eastern Equine Encephalitis Outbreak No Cause For Concern

An old disease transmitted by mosquitoes called eastern equine encephalitis has reared its head in eight U.S. states so far in 2019.
EEE has actually been around for centuries -- but the volume of cases in 2019 is highly unusual.
But health officials from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases emphasize there's no need to be overly concerned.
Although EEE isn't a major threat at this time, the public needs to be aware that it's out there. NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, MD
As of Nov 12, there have been 36 confirmed cases of eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, this year.
According to UPI, in all, 14 of these cases were fatal.
But the coming colder winter months likely means few if any new cases of EEE will emerge before the end of the year.
That's because mosquitoes won't be as common. However, that could change come springtime.



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