A fourth person in Massachusetts has been infected with Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a rare but dangerous mosquito-borne virus that causes brain swelling in humans.
A fourth person in Massachusetts has been infected with Eastern equine encephalitis , a rare but dangerous mosquito-borne virus that causes brain swelling in humans.
An unnamed woman over 50 is the fourth human case of EEE in the state since the beginning of August, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said.The other cases this month are that of two men over 60 and another man between 19 and 30. This is the first time EEE cases have been reported in the state since 2013. CNN has left phone and email messages with the state health department's spokeswoman to ask about the cause -- and is yet to hear back.
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