Over the summer, cases of EEE spread across New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and other New England states, each also breaking records for the region.

Since Aug. 7, 16 Suffolk residents have tested positive for West Nile, the second highest number of human cases in a single year since the county began reporting cases in 2000, the county said.

A San Fernando Valley resident died from West Nile virus, marking the first death from the mosquito-borne illness reported in Los Angeles County this year.

After a spinal tap, Bolton was diagnosed with West Nile virus. It was one of the worst cases the doctors had seen.

Frisco has confirmed four mosquito pools positive for West Nile virus and will start ground spraying to address it.

Tests conducted by the state health laboratories revealed one positive finding of Eastern equine encephalitis — the rare but potentially deadly disease known as EEE — and one positive finding of West Nile Virus from the same sample collected in Cumberland, according to a statement from the Department of Environmental Management.

Dr. Eric Cioe-Peña, vice president of Northwell’s Center for Global Health, says warmer temperatures and more rainfall are extending mosquito breeding seasons and allowing West Nile and EEE to spread for longer periods in New York.

West Nile Virus is a nasty infection that can result in flu-like symptoms in humans. Headaches, high fever, stiffness of the neck and muscle soreness could all come as a result of catching the virus.

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