Mosquito

By ALEXA LARDIERI, US HEALTH EDITOR Published: 12:45 EDT, 15 May 2026 | Updated: 12:45 EDT, 15 May 2026 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- …

An American man died last week following a five-year fight with a mosquito-borne virus that kills almost 30% of patients. The rare disease is also making a…

The Department of Health has confirmed a death this year, caused by infection with the eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus. The health department said the 70-year-old Chittenden County resident was hospitalized in late August…

Massachusetts reports another EEE case, raising risk levels: ‘Mosquito season is not over’ Read More

Massachusetts health officials confirmed a second human case of eastern equine encephalitis in a resident, along with a second horse case on Thursday. The human case involves a woman in her 30s from Plymouth County, where she was…

Research shows that female mosquitoes find humans by tracking scent cues, like chemicals from our skin and breath. Mosquitoes are also drawn to certain colors. University of Washington biology professor Jeffrey Riffell and his team…

The virus spread by mosquitoes is rare, but serious: about 30 percent of people with the virus die, and many survivors have ongoing neurological problems. Read More

A coastal town in Massachusetts is shutting its parks, playgrounds, and fields from dusk to dawn due to concerns about the mosquito-borne virus Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE). Plymouth put the early closures in place on Aug. 23, and…