The Alabama Department of Public Health announced two cases of a rare mosquito-borne disease called EEE have been detected in the state and one person has died.
. However, severe cases usually begin with fever, headache, chills and vomiting before progressing to encephalitis, which is swelling of the brain, or meningitis, which is swelling of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord.
On average, about 11 human cases are reported every year. Many survivors have ongoing neurologic problems including convulsions, paralysis and intellectual disability andAs of Aug. 15, just one case of EEE has been reported in the U.S. in a Louisiana patient, according to theon Monday, the ADPH warned the public about protecting themselves and their homes from mosquitoes.
Additionally, the City of Spanish Fort, where the cases were located, said in its Facebook post that it sprays for mosquitos weekly and that it is working with the Baldwin County Health Department and the Alabama Department of Public Health "to set mosquito traps in various areas of the City for testing purposes."
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