VT: 2012 human EEE cases- 2nd death reported

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1st 2 human EEE cases confirmed in Vermont


BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) ? Two people have been hospitalized in Vermont with Eastern Equine Encephalitis, the state Health Department said Saturday, confirming the state's first human cases.

Both cases involve adults from the Addison and Rutland counties in western Vermont, where mosquito pools recently tested positive for EEE and West Nile virus, the department said...

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BRANDON ? The first principal of Otter Valley Union High School in Brandon, Richard Hollis Breen, died Tuesday from a five-day illness brought on by eastern equine encephalitis.

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Second Vermonter dead from mosquito-borne EEE
The Vermont Health Department confirmed late today that a second Vermonter is dead from Eastern Equine Encephalitis. A 49-year-old Sudbury man died of the mosquito-borne illness within the last few days.
6:30 PM, Sep 18, 2012 |

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The Vermont Health Department confirmed late today that a second Vermonter is dead from Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE).

A 49-year-old Sudbury man, Scott Sgorbati, died from the mosquito-borne illness this morning after contracting the virus several weeks ago. He spent weeks in the intensive care unit at Rutland Regional Medical Center...