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Maine Resident Tests Positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Cindy Campbell
Published: September 9, 2025
A Maine resident has tested positive for EEE, which is carried by mosquitoes.
The name of the individual has not been released, but a post on the Maine CDC's Facebook page says they live in Penobscot County. There's no word on their condition...
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Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/202...er-infected-with-eastern-equine-encephalitis/
Mainer infected with Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Leela Stockley 3 hours ago
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that it had detected what it believes is the state’s first case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis of 2025.
The disease, known as “Triple E,” was caught from a local source, according to officials. It is known as a mosquito-borne disease. The Mainer became ill in late August, and is still being treated in a hospital.
A sample was sent to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ensure it is an Eastern Equine Encephalitis infection, but the results are considered to be a “presumptive positive”
The state CDC warns that, due to recent heavy rains, the risk of mosquito-borne disease is high across much of the state. There is an increased risk in Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset and Waldo counties for exposure to an EEE-carrying vector, because of the ideal habitats for mosquitoes that carry that disease...
Maine Resident Tests Positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Cindy Campbell
Published: September 9, 2025
A Maine resident has tested positive for EEE, which is carried by mosquitoes.
The name of the individual has not been released, but a post on the Maine CDC's Facebook page says they live in Penobscot County. There's no word on their condition...
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Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/202...er-infected-with-eastern-equine-encephalitis/
Mainer infected with Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Leela Stockley 3 hours ago
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that it had detected what it believes is the state’s first case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis of 2025.
The disease, known as “Triple E,” was caught from a local source, according to officials. It is known as a mosquito-borne disease. The Mainer became ill in late August, and is still being treated in a hospital.
A sample was sent to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ensure it is an Eastern Equine Encephalitis infection, but the results are considered to be a “presumptive positive”
The state CDC warns that, due to recent heavy rains, the risk of mosquito-borne disease is high across much of the state. There is an increased risk in Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset and Waldo counties for exposure to an EEE-carrying vector, because of the ideal habitats for mosquitoes that carry that disease...