Mary Wilson
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NEWS RELEASE
June 30, 2023
Mark Bryant
MOBILE, Ala. – The Mobile County Health Department’s (MCHD) Vector Services division has mosquito traps spread throughout the community. These samples help inspectors not only track the species of the mosquito and provide estimates of the number present in a particular area, but these can also be tested for some viruses.
Dr. Kevin Philip Michaels, Health Officer of Mobile County, has announced that a mosquito collected in the 36582 ZIP Code has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE).
EEE is a form of mosquito-borne encephalitis. Although rare, EEE is very serious. Approximately 30 percent of people with EEE die and
many survivors have ongoing neurologic problems. ...
https://mchd.org/eastern-equine-encephalitis-detected-in-mosquito-06-30-2023/
June 30, 2023
Mark Bryant
MOBILE, Ala. – The Mobile County Health Department’s (MCHD) Vector Services division has mosquito traps spread throughout the community. These samples help inspectors not only track the species of the mosquito and provide estimates of the number present in a particular area, but these can also be tested for some viruses.
Dr. Kevin Philip Michaels, Health Officer of Mobile County, has announced that a mosquito collected in the 36582 ZIP Code has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE).
EEE is a form of mosquito-borne encephalitis. Although rare, EEE is very serious. Approximately 30 percent of people with EEE die and
many survivors have ongoing neurologic problems. ...
https://mchd.org/eastern-equine-encephalitis-detected-in-mosquito-06-30-2023/