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Massachusetts mosquito virus: Eastern equine encephalitis explained

Headline from Newsweek

"There's no vaccine, and there's no treatment" for eastern equine encephalitis, an epidemiologist told Newsweek.

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7 articles, oldest first.

  1. Local News 8

    Rare cases of eastern equine encephalitis and West Nile put mosquitoes in the spotlight again (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    Diseases spread by mosquitoes are in the spotlight again because of recent U.S. illnesses. People in some areas of Massachusetts have been warned to stay indoors when mosquitoes are most active after a rare case of eastern equine encephalitis was discovered. And Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former top U.

  2. Scientific American

    What to Know about Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Spread by Mosquitoes (opens Scientific American)

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  3. New York Times

    A Rare but Dangerous Mosquito-Borne Virus Is Changing Routines in Massachusetts (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Ten communities are at high or critical risk from Eastern equine encephalitis, which killed a man in New Hampshire this month and sickened two people in Massachusetts and Vermont.

  4. Newsweek

    Massachusetts mosquito virus: Eastern equine encephalitis explained (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    "There's no vaccine, and there's no treatment" for eastern equine encephalitis, an epidemiologist told Newsweek.

  5. New York Times

    The Mosquito-Borne Virus Raising Alarms in the Northeast (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Recent infections from the Eastern equine encephalitis virus are worrying health officials. Severe cases can be deadly or leave lasting injuries.

  6. NJ.com / Star-Ledger

    Here’s how to protect yourself from mosquito-borne Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a rare, dangerous disease (opens NJ.com / Star-Ledger)

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    NJ.com / Star-Ledger's feed description

    New Jersey now has four cases of West Nile Virus and one case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE),

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