NJ: Person Tests Positive For Mosquito-Borne Illness (EEE) In Atlantic County

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Source: https://patch.com/new-jersey/galloway/person-tests-positive-mosquito-borne-illness-atlantic-county

Person Tests Positive For Mosquito-Borne Illness In Atlantic County
The first human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in the state since 2019 comes after a horse in Atlantic County died from the disease.
Veronica Flesher,
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Posted Fri, Aug 9, 2024 at 2:07 pm ET

ATLANTIC COUNTY, NJ — South Jersey officials are warning residents to be cautious after an Atlantic County resident tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), the first human case of the mosquito-borne illness since 2019.

The news of the human case comes a day after NJ Department of Agriculture officials announced that a 15-year-old horse, also from Atlantic County, died from the disease. Read more: Mosquito-Borne Illness Kills Horse In Atlantic County: Officials

Additionally, mosquito samples collected from the 400 block of Oak Avenue in Hammonton and the 700 block of Harding Highway in Buena Vista Township were confirmed positive for West Nile virus on Aug. 8, according to a news release from the county. No human cases of West Nile virus have yet been reported in Atlantic County this year...


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Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/west-nile-virus-deaths-cumberland-mercer-new-jersey/

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2 dead from West Nile virus in New Jersey, health officials say
By Katie Houlis
August 30, 2024 / 7:50 PM EDT / CBS New York​

...EEE case reported in New Jersey

There has also been one reported case of the mosquito-borne illness Eastern Equine encephalitis (EEE) in New Jersey this year, health officials said.

According to the health department, the patient was a teenager in Atlantic County who began experiencing symptoms in early July and was hospitalized. The patient has since been released, health officials said.​