The EEE virus is spreading in the US

The mosquito strikes again

Mosquito on finger
The EEE virus is spread through mosquitos.
(Image credit: Soumyabrata Roy / NurPhoto via Getty Images)

A mosquito-borne virus is making a comeback: Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE). While not actually new, cases are extremely rare. Nonetheless, there have been higher instances than usual in the U.S. this year. If a case is severe, it has the potential to be deadly, and there is no cure or prevention for the disease. Illnesses like EEE are only going to become more common as the climate continues to warm.

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Devika Rao, The Week US

 Devika Rao has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022, covering science, the environment, climate and business. She previously worked as a policy associate for a nonprofit organization advocating for environmental action from a business perspective.