Officials in New Hampshire confirmed one adult has died from illness caused by the mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis virus.
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services and Division of Public Health Services said the man was hospitalized due to severe central nervous system disease before succumbing to the illness.
The 41-year-old reportedly had no underlying conditions. Officials did not identify him in the press release.
“DHHS offers our sympathies to the individual’s family and friends,” the agency said in a statement.
EEE, which is transmitted to people and animals through infected mosquitoes, is a rare but deadly disease.
The person’s death in New Hampshire comes amid a recent outbreak of mosquito-borne illnesses in the New England area.
In addition to the one fatal case, EEE has been detected in one horse and seven mosquito batches in New Hampshire. The last time New Hampshire reported any human cases of EEE was …