The Maine CDC and the Maine Department of Agriculture's Animal Health and Industry Division
announced today that a total of five horses in Maine have died of confirmed Eastern Equine
Encephalitis (EEE) and three more are suspicious, awaiting test results. These horses are from the
counties of York, Cumberland, Waldo, and Penobscot. Although the risk of contracting EEE from
one mosquito bite is very small, these recent cases indicate that the risk for contracting EEE is
much more widespread geographically in Maine than previously thought. Information contained in
this health advisory is on the human and equine health issues related to EEE, testing information
for EEE, as well as resources related to mosquito control.
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