A rare and deadly mosquito-borne disease has been popping up again this summer: eastern equine encephalitis, a viral illness that causes brain swelling in severe cases and has claimed at least one ...

Health officials warn of Eastern equine encephalitis detected in Florida and advise residents to use repellents, wear ...

Health authorities in the United States are issuing warnings and closing public parks due to a rare but potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease. This week, a resident of the US state of New ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A 41-year-old man in Hampstead, New Hampshire, has died as a result of ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — The first human case of Eastern equine encephalitis in New York state since 2015 was confirmed in an Ulster County resident on Friday, Sept. 20, the New York State Department of ...

BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. — The Saratoga County Department of Health is advising residents to take personal protective measures to avoid mosquito bites after the New York State Department of Health confirmed ...

(AP) - The world’s deadliest animal can be squashed flat with a quick slap: It’s the mosquito. The buzzing insects are more than annoying — they spread disease. When they bite and drink blood from a ...

MADISON, Wis. (WEAU) - The state’s first confirmed case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) this year was in an unvaccinated two-year-old gelding in Marathon County. According to a news release from ...

A mosquito-borne viral disease exceedingly rare in people killed a horse in Lackawanna County, though no human cases have been reported locally. County officials citing the state Department of ...