A Hampstead man died and a Kensington man was sickened by mosquito-borne viruses. "We are very concerned," NH epidemiologist Dr. Chan says.

A New Hampshire man is fighting for his life because of a mosquito bite. He has tested positive for three mosquito-borne viruses, including EEE.

New Hampshire health authorities say a person infected with the mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis virus has died. The Hampstead resident’s infection was the first in the state in a decade.

Another local county has identified a positive case of West Nile virus in mosquitoes. The Vermilion County Health Department announced that a batch of mosquitoes had tested positive for the virus. The infected batch was collected near Westville,

Who would have ever thought Burton, I mean really? And my husband has been spraying for mosquitos all summer long,” she said. “You’ve got to know that it’s in Genesee County and the city of Burton.”

The agency said that additional monitoring will be done in the area where these mosquito samples were collected and control work will be conducted, depending on the number and types of mosquitoes that are found.

Springdale health officials say they have discovered more mosquito pools that have tested positive for the West Nile Virus.

The resident had not recently left the state, leading health officials to believe the disease was acquired locally for the first time since 2020.