New Hampshire resident dies from rare mosquito-borne disease

the first case of Eastern equin and sephtis in the state in a decade also prompted Park closures in Massachusetts a New Hampshire resident infected with the rare but potentially lethal mosquito born Eastern equin and sephtis virus has died State Health authorities said the Hamstead residents infection with the disease also known as ee was the first in the state in a decade the New Hampshire Health and Human Services Department said Tuesday meanwhile the disease has prompted a officials to close public parks as well as Implement targeted bug spraying in several communities in nearby Massachusetts ee is a virus that generally spreads to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito according to the US Centers for Disease Control and prevention CDC and in an effort to reduce the general risk of infection State officials will conduct sprayings this week both by plane and by truck of a pesticide that controls mosquitoes in the at risk areas a IAL spraying is used where there is a high risk of human disease State officials said this comes as state officials announced last week that a man in his 80s had caught the disease marking the first human case found in Massachusetts since 2020 in 20120 five human cases were recorded in Massachusetts and one death officials said there were 12 human cases of Eastern equin and sephtis in Massachusetts and six deaths in 2019 people under age 15 and over age 50 are at particular risk the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said the targeted spraying is scheduled to begin on Tuesday evening Massachusetts officials said and while spraying is considered necessary to reduce human risk officials said that it will not eliminate the risk of infection according to the AP the town of Plymouth about 40 Mi 64 km southeast of Boston announced on Friday that it was closing its public outdoor recreation facilities From Dusk until dawn each day after a horse in the town was infected with the disease