Second human case of EEE reported in Massachusetts

Published: Aug 29, 2024 Duration: 00:02:18 Category: News & Politics

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>> ERIC, THANK YOU. >>> STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS CONFIRMS A SECOND HUMAN CASE OF A POTENTIALLY DEADLY EEE VIRUS RIGHT HERE IN MASSACHUSETTS. THE LATEST PATIENT IS A WOMAN IN HER 30s EXPOSED IN PLYMOUTH COUNTY. AS WBZ'S JULI MCDONALD REPORTS IT HAS PEOPLE MAKING CHANGES TO THEIR DAILY ROUTINES. >> Reporter: WE DON'T KNOW THAT THE WOMAN IN HER 30s LIVES IN PLYMOUTH, BUT SHE WAS EXPOSED IN THIS COUNTY AND WE HAVE BEEN REPORTING ON THE PROTECTIVE MEASURES IN PLACE HERE. PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, AND FIELDS CLOSING AT DUSK. AND A BAN ON PUBLIC OUTDOOR EVENTS IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MANY NEIGHBORS ARE MAKING ADJUSTMENT TO THEIR ROUTINES AFTER THE SECOND CASE OF HUMAN EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS WAS CONFIRMED. IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, A YOUNG REPORTEDLY HEALTHY MAN RECENTLY DIED FROM EEE. >> THE CHANCE IS OUT THERE. SO YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL. YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF IT. >> Reporter: EEE IS A RARE POTENTIALLY SERIOUS AND DEADLY DISEASE THAT CAN AFFECT ANYONE BITTEN BY A MOSQUITO. THERE HAVE BEEN 76 POSITIVE SAMPLES TRAPPED ACROSS THE STATE THIS YEAR, MANY OF THEM IN PLYMOUTH COUNTY COMMUNITIES. ABBINGTON, CARVER, KINGSTON, MIDDLEBORO, PLYMOUTH, WHITMAN. THE WOMAN WAS EXPOSED BEFORE THE SPRAYING. >> WE USUALLY WALK THE DOGS IN THE EVENING BUT WE ARE WALKING THEM NOW BECAUSE OF THE THREAT OF EEE. >> Reporter: THIS MOM SAYS THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THEIR BACK TO SCHOOL MORNING ROUTINE WILL INCLUDE BUG SPRAY WITH DEET. >> I'LL MAKE SURE I SPRAY HIM WITH REPELLANT BEFORE HE GOES TO SCHOOL. THEY PLAY OUTSIDE TWO HOURS A DAY. YOU NEVER KNOW. THAT ONE LITTLE BITE. >> Reporter: AN INFECTED HORSE DIED FROM EEE THIS WEEK. IN ADDITION TO BUG SPRAY, YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF BY WEARING PANTS AND SLEEVES BECAUSE THE RISK PERSISTS UNTIL AT LEAST

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