One other New Hampshire resident has died of Jap equine encephalitis, Granite State well being officers stated Friday.
The New Hampshire Division of Well being and Human Providers stated Friday {that a} fifth individual has examined constructive for EEE this yr. The person, an grownup from Danville, was hospitalized and later handed away.
The NH DHHS says all 5 individuals who got here down with the infections first examined constructive in August.
Though the NH DHHS says mortality numbers is not going to be launched till the top of mosquito season, the household of a Hampstead, NH man informed Boston 25 Information that EEE was the reason for his loss of life.
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New Hampshire residents are requested to be on alert for mosquitos even because the climate will get colder.
“The most effective safety in opposition to mosquito-borne sickness is mosquito chunk prevention,” a New Hampshire Division of Well being and Human Providers spokesperson stated. “To assist stop mosquito bites, Granite Staters can use EPA-registered mosquito repellents, put on lengthy sleeves and pants when exterior, and think about avoiding out of doors actions within the early morning and night hours when mosquitos are most energetic. These steps will stay vital into the autumn till a tough frost kills the mosquitos.”
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