There have 21 reported cases nationwide this year and three deaths in Michigan alone. With no known vaccine or treatment, health officials are encouraging those in affected areas to avoid being bitten.
Many of the infections and deaths took place in July, but the virus claimed another life in August, that of 64-year-old Kalamazoo County, Michigan resident, GreggMcChesney"He was a perfectly healthy, happy human being, and within a matter of nine days he went from perfectly healthy to brain dead,"The United States has seen an unusually high number of eastern equine encephalitis cases in 2019. The disease is transmitted by mosquitoes.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , the United States sees an average of seven reported cases ofinfections each year, but this year there has been a notable uptick. The virus is most common is swampy areas where mosquitoes thrive, especially in the Gulf States, Atlantic and Great Lakes regions. This year cases have been reported in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Michigan, Connecticut, New Jersey and North Carolina, with deaths reported in the first three states.
It is not clear why there has been a surge in cases this year, but the worst may be over, as the hot, humid summer months wind down. It is still important to use caution, and to avoid being bitten. Wearing long-sleeved clothing and bug spray during outdoor activities and fitting windows and doors with appropriate screens decrease the chances of infection.
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