In recent years, mosquito-borne illnesses have been on rise in the US and some of these diseases can have severe complications ranging from coma, seizures to brain damage. Recently, a rare case of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) was found in Massachusetts. The infection poses a serious death risk and is spread by mosquitoes. Cases of West Nile virus, a member of the family Flaviviridae which also causes Zika, dengue, yellow fever, have been detected in the US and recently Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former top US infectious disease expert was hospitalised after he was infected with the virus.
Dengue cases have seen a massive uptick this year. As per CDC, From January 1 – June 24, 2024, countries in the Americas reported more than 9.7 million dengue cases, which is twice compared to last year's 4.6 million cases.
