(WTNH)– A Massachusetts woman has died after contracting Eastern Equine Encephalitis from a mosquito bite.
Health officials say that 59-year old Laurie Sylvia is the fourth person in Massachusetts to get EEE this year.
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Some mosquitoes in Connecticut tested positive for EEE but so far though no human cases have been reported in the state.
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Experts say they’re seeing an uptick in the virus due to above-average rainfall and warmer temperatures.
