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Public health officials said they identified the first batch of mosquitoes to be tested for equine encephalitis in the east this year. The lots were found in the towns of Newton and Sandown, both located in Rockingham County.
The EEE was first identified in New Hampshire in August 2004.
Of the 4,135 mosquito lots tested for EEE and West Nile virus this year in New Hampshire, health authorities reported that 29 batches of mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus. Keene was one of the municipalities where a mosquito sample was tested positive for West Nile virus.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the symptoms of the EEE virus often appear four to ten days after being bitten by a mosquito carrying the virus. People who develop EEE can develop a flu-like illness, including fever, headache, weakness, and muscle and joint pain. According to the CDC, a more serious infection of the central nervous system can develop, such as meningitis and encephalitis (inflammation of the brain).
The EEE generally causes a more serious illness than West Nile virus and causes a high mortality rate among those who contract the severe encephalitic form of the disease, according to the CDC. There is no specific treatment for the disease.
Anyone with questions about mosquito-borne diseases, including EEE, can call the New Hampshire Office of Infectious Disease Control at 271-4496.
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