A Connecticut resident dies of a rare disease transmitted by a mosquito and an equine encephalitis of the East

HARTFORD, Connecticut – Connecticut public health officials have announced that a resident of the East Lyme area had died from a positive test done earlier this month for a disease transmitted by a patient. mosquito.

The Department of Public Health also announced Friday that a second person, an adult from Old Lyme, had tested positive for equine encephalitis in the East. This individual fell ill during the second week of September and remains hospitalized.

In addition, the agency says that an adult Danbury resident has tested positive for West Nile virus, another mosquito-borne disease. This is the first human case of West Nile identified in Connecticut this season. The person became ill during the third week of August and recovered.

Public Health Commissioner Renee Coleman Mitchell said that these cases insist on the need to take precautions, including using a repellent and avoiding being outdoors at dusk and at night. l & # 39; dawn.

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