Mary Wilson
Well-known member
Alabama Department of Public Health
Alabama Emergency Response Technology (ALERT) Health Alert Network (HAN)
August 21, 2023
Eastern Equine Encephalitis confirmed in Alabama Residents. Consider Mosquito-borne Diseases in Patients with Exposure to Mosquito Bites.
Current Situation
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Infectious Diseases & Outbreaks Division (ID&O) is investigating two Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus disease cases from Baldwin County. EEE virus is spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito. Only a few cases are reported in the United States each year and most cases occur in eastern or Gulf Coast states. Although rare, EEE is very serious. Approximately 30% of people with EEE die and many survivors have ongoing neurologic problems.
EEE virus disease should be considered in any person with a febrile or acute neurologic illness
who has had recent exposure to mosquitoes, organ transplantation, or potentially blood
transfusion, especially during the summer months in areas where virus activity has been
reported. ...
https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/bcd/assets/adph_han_eee_20230821.pdf
Alabama Emergency Response Technology (ALERT) Health Alert Network (HAN)
August 21, 2023
Eastern Equine Encephalitis confirmed in Alabama Residents. Consider Mosquito-borne Diseases in Patients with Exposure to Mosquito Bites.
Current Situation
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Infectious Diseases & Outbreaks Division (ID&O) is investigating two Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus disease cases from Baldwin County. EEE virus is spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito. Only a few cases are reported in the United States each year and most cases occur in eastern or Gulf Coast states. Although rare, EEE is very serious. Approximately 30% of people with EEE die and many survivors have ongoing neurologic problems.
EEE virus disease should be considered in any person with a febrile or acute neurologic illness
who has had recent exposure to mosquitoes, organ transplantation, or potentially blood
transfusion, especially during the summer months in areas where virus activity has been
reported. ...
https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/bcd/assets/adph_han_eee_20230821.pdf