Source: WECT, 9/13/21

 Recent testing of mosquitoes by New Hanover County Public Health confirmed one positive sample of Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) in a mosquito pool from a trap at Fort Fisher in Kure Beach, according to county health officials. “The public should not be alarmed, but should be vigilant in protecting themselves from mosquito bites,” a news release stated. Transmission of the EEE virus is caused by bites from an infected mosquito. While EEE can be transmitted to humans, such cases occur relatively infrequently...

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