Summer might be nearing its end, but reports of confirmed cases of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) keep rolling in. According to the U.S. Geologic Survey Disease Maps, updated at 3:00 a.m. on Sept. 4, 77 cases of EEE have been confirmed in 14 states thus far in 2013.

Some of the most recently confirmed cases include:

Massachusetts—The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported yesterday (Sept. 4) that another horse in the commonwealth had tested positive for EEE; this is the third equine case reported this year. The affected horse was stabled in Tyngsborough (Middlesex County). Massachusetts confirmed five cases of EEE in horses in 2012.

“Mosquitoes remain present in our environment until the first hard frost, so people need to continue to take precautions to avoid getting bitten,” advised DPH State Public Health Veterinarian Catherine Brown, DVM, MSc

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