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Candia Child First Confirmed Case Of EEE
Child Suffered Seizures From Virus
POSTED: 10:39 pm EDT September 12, 2009
UPDATED: 8:00 pm EDT September 13, 2009
CANDIA, N.H. -- State health officials confirmed Sunday the first human case of EEE in New Hampshire this year.
The girl is Rosemary Shifflett, 3, from Candia. Her father, Eric, said she is now recovering from the virus at Boston Children's Hospital.
Shifflett said he believes Rosemary, was bitten by a mosquito while playing on the jungle gym in their backyard.
He says she got a fever and was hospitalized last week.
Rosemary endured extricating pain and lapsed into two seizures before going into a coma.
He says she's made extraordinary progress since then.
Candia Child First Confirmed Case Of EEE
Child Suffered Seizures From Virus
POSTED: 10:39 pm EDT September 12, 2009
UPDATED: 8:00 pm EDT September 13, 2009
CANDIA, N.H. -- State health officials confirmed Sunday the first human case of EEE in New Hampshire this year.
The girl is Rosemary Shifflett, 3, from Candia. Her father, Eric, said she is now recovering from the virus at Boston Children's Hospital.
Shifflett said he believes Rosemary, was bitten by a mosquito while playing on the jungle gym in their backyard.
He says she got a fever and was hospitalized last week.
Rosemary endured extricating pain and lapsed into two seizures before going into a coma.
He says she's made extraordinary progress since then.