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EEE Mosquitoes Discovered In Three New CT Towns EEE Mosquitoes Discovered In Three New CT Towns
EEE Mosquitoes Discovered In Three New CT Towns State health officials announced that mosquitos carrying Eastern Equine Encephalitis have been detected in three new towns in Connecticut. According to officials, the mosquitoes were found in trap sites in the towns of Chester, East Lyme, and Hampton. To date, three people have died in Connecticut from the disease.  The latest person to die during the third week of September lived in the East Haddam area, said State Epidemiologist Dr. Matthew Cartter said. The person, in their 60s, became ill during the second week of September, the Connecticut Department of Health said. Mosquitoes c…

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Third CT Resident Dies From EEE Mosquito-Borne Illness Third CT Resident Dies From EEE Mosquito-Borne Illness
Third CT Resident Dies From EEE Mosquito-Borne Illness Connecticut health officials have announced that a third person has died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis and that a fourth person has been diagnosed with the mosquito-borne illness. State Epidemiologist Dr. Matthew Cartter said Tuesday, Oct. 1, that an East Haddam resident who died during the third week of September was confirmed to have had Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).   The person, in their 60s, became ill during the second week of September, the Connecticut Department of Health said. The department added that the CDC has al…

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