Another Mosquito Sample Has EEE, RI Has First Human Case

(Undated)--Triple-E is being reported in another mosquito sample.The Rhode Island environmental management and health departments say there have now been four EEE detections, two in Westerly and in Central Falls, after the latest in Westerly.The first human case of triple-E was reported last week in West Warwick, and there was also a confirmed case for a horse in Westerly.The departments also are confirming that mosquitoes trapped in Tiverton have become the first sample to test positive for West Nile virus in the state this year.


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