A fourth human case of the Eastern equine encephalitis virus was confirmed by laboratory testing, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said Sunday.Officials said a woman over the age of 50 from southern Bristol County was infected with the EEE virus.In a Facebook post, the Teamsters Local 59 union said Laurie Sylvia, the wife of union President Robert Sylvia Jr., was stricken with the EEE virus and hospitalized. On Sunday, two different family members of Laurie Sylvia told Todd Kazakiewich, of NewsCenter 5, that she died.Laurie Sylvia was a resident of Fairhaven, a town located in Bristol County. Her daughter, Jen Sylvia, posted a memoriam to her mother on Facebook."Today, I had to say goodbye to my best friend. My mum was my favorite person in the world," Jen Sylvia wrote on Facebook. "She brought light and joy to everyone she came across.""I don't know where to go from here," she wrote. "I just don't understand how such a beautiful person could be taken from me so soon."On Friday, the DPH confirmed the third human EEE case in a Franklin County man over the age of 60. A Plymouth County man older than 60 was the first confirmed human EEE case, while a Grafton man between the ages of 19 and 30 was the second. So far this year, 37 communities in Massachusetts have been found by the Department of Public Health to be at high or critical risk for the EEE virus.The DPH is working with several state agencies, including the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources. Spraying will take place in parts of Worcester and Middlesex Counties beginning Sunday and is expected to continue for several evenings.Residents are encouraged to visit the DPH website at this link for the latest updates on spraying in their communities.The Department of Public Health said the EEE virus has been found in 333 mosquito samples this year, many of them from species of mosquito capable of spreading the virus to people.Eastern equine encephalitis is a rare but serious and potentially fatal disease that can affect people of all ages. EEE occurs sporadically in Massachusetts, with the most recent outbreak years occurring from 2004-06 and 2010-12. There were 22 human cases of EEE infection during those two outbreak periods, with 14 cases occurring among residents of Bristol and Plymouth counties.
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A fourth human case of the Eastern equine encephalitis virus was confirmed by laboratory testing, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said Sunday.
Officials said a woman over the age of 50 from southern Bristol County was infected with the EEE virus.
In a Facebook post, the Teamsters Local 59 union said Laurie Sylvia, the wife of union President Robert Sylvia Jr., was stricken with the EEE virus and hospitalized. On Sunday, two different family members of Laurie Sylvia told Todd Kazakiewich, of NewsCenter 5, that she died.
Laurie Sylvia was a resident of Fairhaven, a town located in Bristol County. Her daughter, Jen Sylvia, posted a memoriam to her mother on Facebook.
"Today, I had to say goodbye to my best friend. My mum was my favorite person in the world," Jen Sylvia wrote on Facebook. "She brought light and joy to everyone she came across."
"I don't know where to go from here," she wrote. "I just don't understand how such a beautiful person could be taken from me so soon."
On Friday, theDPH confirmed the third human EEE casein a Franklin County man over the age of 60. A Plymouth County man older than 60 was thefirst confirmed human EEE case, while a Grafton man between the ages of 19 and 30was the second.
So far this year, 37 communities in Massachusetts have been found by the Department of Public Health to be at high or critical risk for the EEE virus.
The DPH is working with several state agencies, including the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources.Spraying will take placein parts of Worcester and Middlesex Counties beginning Sunday and is expected to continue for several evenings.
Residents are encouraged to visit the DPH websiteat this linkfor the latest updates on spraying in their communities.
The Department of Public Health said the EEE virus has been found in 333 mosquito samples this year, many of them from species of mosquito capable of spreading the virus to people.
Eastern equine encephalitis is a rare but serious and potentially fatal disease that can affect people of all ages. EEE occurs sporadically in Massachusetts, with the most recent outbreak years occurring from 2004-06 and 2010-12. There were 22 human cases of EEE infection during those two outbreak periods, with 14 cases occurring among residents of Bristol and Plymouth counties.
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