Canada watching mosquito-borne illness after parks shut down in U.S. – CTV
Aug. 28, 2024
Health officials in Canada are closely monitoring the public health situation in Massachusetts, following a report of one person having contracted Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEEV) from a mosquito bite. A man in his 80s caught the disease, becoming the first known human case of EEEV in that state since 2020.
Ten Massachusetts communities have shut down parks and fields after dark and are urging some residents to minimize outdoor activities.
“EEEV is endemic to Canada; however, the diagnosis of EEEV in humans is a rare occurrence,” wrote the Public Health Agency of Canada in a statement to CTV News.
“There have been only four confirmed locally acquired human cases of EEEV in Canada reported since 2016, the most recent of which was in 2022.”
