Two cases of eastern equine encephalitis were reported in recent weeks in Alabama.
A rare, mosquito-spread virus that can inflame the brain recently sickened two people in Alabama, one of whom died.
One case occurred in the city of Spanish Fort, and the other happened near the city in an unincorporated area, Spanish Fort Mayor Mike McMillan told the local news site AL.com. In a Facebook post, city officials noted that the streets and roadways are sprayed for mosquitoes weekly, but residents should still take precautions to protect themselves from bites.
There's an EEE vaccine available for horses, but there isn't one for humans. That's partly because humans rarely become sick when infected with the EEE virus."Overall, only about 4-5% of human EEEV infections result in EEE," the CDC states. People's symptoms usually appear about four to 10 days after a mosquito bite. Some people develop only symptoms of fever, which can cause chills, body aches and joint pain, and they typically recover. Others develop both fever and neurological symptoms, including headache, vomiting, diarrhea, seizures, behavioral changes, drowsiness and coma. These are signs that the virus is causing brain inflammation or inflammation in the tissue that surrounds the brain and the spinal cord .
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2 cases of rare mosquito-borne disease EEE detected in Alabama, including 1 deathThe Alabama Department of Public Health announced two cases of a rare mosquito-borne disease called EEE have been detected in the state and one person has died.
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2 cases of rare mosquito-borne disease EEE detected in Alabama, including 1 deathThe Alabama Department of Public Health announced two cases of a rare mosquito-borne disease called EEE have been detected in the state and one person has died.
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2 cases of rare mosquito-borne disease EEE detected in Alabama, including 1 deathThe Alabama Department of Public Health announced two cases of a rare mosquito-borne disease called EEE have been detected in the state and one person has died.
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