New York Governor Kathy Hochul has declared “an “imminent threat to the public for EEE.” That is, the mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis virus.
A person in New York reportedly died from the virus. It was the first human case since 2015 in New York. A person reportedly died in New Hampshire earlier this year.
EEE is typically asymptomatic but experts say that it can have a 30% fatality rate. People in New York are being asked to wear insect repellent with DEET, which the EPA says is safe. To wear every day!?
By declaring EEE an imminent threat, New York will ramp up mosquito spraying.
There is a vaccine for EEE but it is not publicly available. It is going through clinical trials. Unless the government fast-tracks it, of course.
