Central Florida Confirms 9 EEE Cases Across 3 Counties as Summer Mosquito Season Begins
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Updated · WESH 2 Orlando · Jun 19
Central Florida Confirms 9 EEE Cases Across 3 Counties as Summer Mosquito Season Begins
2 articles · Updated · WESH 2 Orlando · Jun 19
Summary
Orange County sentinel chickens tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis last week, prompting Florida health officials to confirm at least nine Triple-E activity cases in Central Florida this year.
Those detections span Orange, Volusia and Brevard counties and include a horse that tested positive in Volusia County in March, showing the virus is already circulating before peak summer mosquito season.
EEE is rare in humans but can cause severe neurological illness and death, and officials said there is no specific human treatment, vaccine or cure.
Florida health officials urged residents to drain standing water, keep screens intact and maintain yards to cut mosquito breeding and reduce bite risk during the hot, humid months ahead.