Human cases of EEE are rare but serious — about 30% of people infected with the virus die from it, according to the CDC. The symptoms can include fever, headache, vomiting, diarrhea, seizures ...

Between 2003 and 2023, there have been at least 196 EEE cases reported in the U.S., including 176 hospitalizations and 79 deaths, CDC data shows. Most people who are infected with EEE show either ...

Massachusetts and New Hampshire have reported the most EEE cases of any state this year — each have now reported four of the 13 total human cases nationwide, according to CDC data, last updated ...

Comparatively, EEE is quite rare, with only a few cases reported in the U.S. every year. However, similar to dengue, most cases occur in the Eastern or Gulf Coast states, according to the CDC.

The small but notable rise in EEE cases coincides with an uptick in cases of the West Nile virus, which has been reported in ...

The total number of dengue fever cases in the U.S. is now more than double the number recorded all of last year, federal data ...