Maine CDC Health Advisory
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Human Arbovirus Update for Healthcare Providers |
August 1, 2012 |
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| There has been significant increase in regional arboviral activity in the last month. Arboviral diseases, including Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile virus (WNV), are very serious infections that are transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito. Although rare, these diseases have potentially severe and even fatal consequences for those who contract them. The purpose of this health advisory is to alert clinicians to the potential for human disease activity in Maine, and to consider testing for arboviral disease in patients presenting with unexplained encephalitis, meningitis or high fever (≥100.4°F or 38°C) during the late summer and early fall. |
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 286 Water Street, State House Station 11, Augusta, ME 04333-0011
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