PENOBSCOT COUNTY, Maine — A person from Penobscot County has tested presumptive positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE).

Maine health officials say a Penobscot County resident became severely ill in early October and remains hospitalized.

Health officials in Massachusetts are warning about the risk of contracting Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEE ... It can ...

The EEE virus, which targets the brain, left him with severe symptoms that baffled doctors at first. According to his daughter, Amellia Pawulski, Richard’s symptoms initially included ...

However, the majority of people who get the virus do not develop symptoms. In fact, according to the CDC, only 4%–5% of the infections actually result in Eastern equine encephalitis. However, for ...

Even those who survive the initial onset of the virus, which targets the brain ... was too difficult to treat on top of his other EEE-related symptoms. "I’m not joking when I say your life ...

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Transmitted by mosquitoes, EEE is a virus that the Centers for Disease ... "Eastern equine encephalitis is a serious disease with symptoms occurring fast," he said. "If you live in an area with ...

Known as EEE or “triple E,” the virus can cause disease in humans and ... While most people don’t develop symptoms or serious illness, 1 in 3 people who become seriously ill from the virus ...

Symptoms of EEE include flu-like issues ... though other mosquito-borne illnesses have been found in most of Maine’s 16 ...