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New Hampshire resident dies after testing positive for mosquito-borne encephalitis virus
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New Hampshire resident dies after testing positive for mosquito-borne encephalitis virus

  • By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press

New Hampshire health authorities are reporting the death of a person who tested positive for the mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis virus. The Hampstead resident's infection was the first in the state in a decade. The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services says the person had severe central nervous system symptoms. There is no vaccine or antiviral treatment available. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about a third of people who develop encephalitis from the virus die, and survivors can suffer lifelong mental and physical disabilities. There are typically about 11 human cases of eastern equine encephalitis in the U.S. per year.

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