The second, after the operation to remove the shunt, led to them discovering Pawulski had EEE. The disease is caused by a virus transmitted to humans through a mosquito bite, according to the U.S ...

Health officials believe a Penobscot County resident diagnosed with Eastern Equine Encephalitis acquired the disease within Maine, making it the first in-state acquisition of the illness since 2015.

This is the first human case of EEE in Maine since 2015, according to the Maine CDC. RELATED: Mosquito season still active as ...

PENOBSCOT COUNTY, Maine — A person from Penobscot County has tested presumptive positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE).

Maine health officials say a Penobscot County resident became severely ill in early October and remains hospitalized.

For the second time in the last week, a sentinel chicken used by the Mobile County Health Department to detect mosquito-borne diseases in the community has tested positive for West Nile Virus.

Nepal is fighting a surge in dengue cases, a potentially deadly disease once unheard of in the country's high-altitude ...

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On October 25, a 21-year-old Quarter Horse mare in Mauricie, Quebec, tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE).