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  • Connecticut dad dies from rare mosquito-borne virus he caught in his own backyard – and cases are on the rise

    10/16/2024 11:21:00 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 40 replies
    NY Post ^ | 10/16/2024 | Katherine Donlevy
    A Connecticut father died Monday — five years after he was bitten by an infected mosquito while clearing brush in his wooded backyard. Richard Pawulski, 49, was killed from complications of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a fatal disease that caused its first New York state death in nearly a decade last month — marking a startling resurgence that’s left health officials baffled. The mosquito-borne illness is a rare but “severe” disease that targets the brain, causing rapid physical deterioration and lifelong disabilities — if it doesn’t kill you first. “I’m not joking when I say your life can change in...