(WAVE) – A deadly and rare mosquito-borne virus has made its way to Indiana and surrounding states. The virus called Eastern equine Encephalitis (EEE) is spreading rapidly and closing in on WAVE Country. Public health officials in Northern Indiana said the virus was found in three horses and a cluster of mosquitoes in Elkhart County, about four hours north of Louisville.
So far, no one in Indiana has been diagnosed with the virus but officials warn that it’s only a matter of time. According to information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one out of every third person who gets the virus will die if it’s not caught soon enough. The virus has killed two people, one in Michigan and another in Massachusetts and a five-year-old girl in Boston is in critical condition. READ MORE
