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Baldwin County resident dies of eastern equine encephalitis
Updated 2:31 PM; Today 1:53 PM
By Mike Cason
A Baldwin County resident has died from eastern equine encephalitis, a mosquito-borne virus infection, the Alabama Department of Public Health announced today.
The person had become ill in September. It’s the first confirmed case of EEE in an Alabama resident since 2014. EEE activity was reported earlier this year in a mosquito sample and sentinel chicken in Mobile County and a horse in Houston County, the ADPH said.
The Centers for Disease Control said that as of Oct. 22 it has received reports of 35 confirmed cases off EEE in the United States this year, resulting in 13 deaths. That does not include the Baldwin County case...
Baldwin County resident dies of eastern equine encephalitis
Updated 2:31 PM; Today 1:53 PM
By Mike Cason
A Baldwin County resident has died from eastern equine encephalitis, a mosquito-borne virus infection, the Alabama Department of Public Health announced today.
The person had become ill in September. It’s the first confirmed case of EEE in an Alabama resident since 2014. EEE activity was reported earlier this year in a mosquito sample and sentinel chicken in Mobile County and a horse in Houston County, the ADPH said.
The Centers for Disease Control said that as of Oct. 22 it has received reports of 35 confirmed cases off EEE in the United States this year, resulting in 13 deaths. That does not include the Baldwin County case...