First human death from Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Vermont
A Vermont human being has died from the mosquito-borne illness Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE).
The showtime ii cases of the illness inwards people inwards the nation were confirmed yesteryear the Health Department on Saturday.
A nation official confirmed that ane of the ii sufferers had died on Tuesday afternoon.
The ii cases were inwards the Addison together with Rutland County area, where musquito pools lately tested positive for EEE together with West Nile virus.
Like West Nile virus, EEE is spread yesteryear the seize amongst teeth of an infected mosquito.
Health together with agriculture officials are considering an aerial spraying programme for the area.
“The severe shape of EEE is a terrible disease, together with nosotros desire to accept every reasonable activity to preclude people from becoming infected,” Health Commissioner Harry Chen said.
“These viruses volition proceed to circulate until the showtime freeze. Although spraying volition assist cut the endangerment of infection, it’s of import that nosotros all accept personal precautions to avoid musquito bites no affair where nosotros live.”
It is the showtime fourth dimension EEE has been confirmed inwards humans inwards the state. In September 2011, emus were the showtime together with alone confirmed cases of EEE to appointment inwards animals.
“Mosquito surveillance is limited. Although we’ve detected EEE together with West Nile inwards ane surface area of the state, nosotros desire Vermonters to know that these viruses could live circulating anywhere,” said Erica Berl, infectious illness epidemiologist amongst the Health Department.
People who are infected amongst EEE tin educate ii types of illness. One has a abrupt onslaught together with is characterized yesteryear chills, fever, malaise, articulation together with musculus pain, together with lasts almost ane to ii weeks. The to a greater extent than severe illness affects the primal nervous organisation together with causes fever, headache, irritability, restlessness, drowsiness, convulsions together with coma.
About one-third of people amongst severe EEE decease from the disease.
Most people guide hold no symptoms of West Nile virus. But upwards to xx per cent of people who piece of employment infected guide hold symptoms such equally fever, headache together with torso aches, nausea together with vomiting. About ane inwards 150 people infected amongst West Nile virus volition educate severe illness, which tin live fatal.
The Health Department’s advice to avoid bites included:
- Wear long sleeves together with pants.
- Avoid beingness outdoors at dusk together with dawn when mosquitoes are most active.
- Get rid of standing H2O to cut musquito breeding habitats.
- Use repellants that are labeled equally effective against mosquitoes.
- Install or repair screens on windows together with doors to hold mosquitoes out.
- Make certain your horses, emus, llamas together with alpacas are vaccinated. There is no vaccine for humans.
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