PENOBSCOT COUNTY, Maine — A person from Penobscot County has tested presumptive positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE).

Maine health officials say a Penobscot County resident became severely ill in early October and remains hospitalized.

Health officials in Massachusetts are warning about the risk of contracting Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEE) after a ...

(WJAR) — The final Rhode Island mosquito report of 2024 found no additional traces of eastern equine encephalitis, West Nile virus, or Jamestown Canyon Virus. The Rhode Island Department of ...

A 49-year-old Connecticut man tragically passed away last week after battling a rare mosquito-borne virus for five years. His death has brought renewed attention to the resurgence of Eastern ...

In August 2024, a man from Worcester County was infected with the Eastern equine encephalitis virus, the first human case in Massachusetts since 2020. The virus, also known as Triple E, can severely ...

Known as EEE or 'triple E', the virus got its name after first being spotted in horses. The rare bug kills around a third of those it infects and often leaves survivors severely disabled.

EEE is described by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a "rare but serious disease" with similarities to other mosquito-borne diseases, such as dengue fever and West Nile virus.

A Connecticut father died Monday — five years after he was bitten by an infected mosquito while clearing brush in his wooded backyard. Richard Pawulski, 49, was killed from complications of ...