What parts of Maine are affected by eastern equine encephalitis?
A. EEE was first identified in Maine in 2005. During 2005, twelve birds tested positive for EEE, two from Cumberland County, and ten from York County. Also from York County, two horses and one mosquito pool (the bird-feeding Culiseta melanura) tested positive for EEE. Due to our 2005 surveillance data, and the EEE activity in the parts of New Hampshire that border Maine, southwestern Maine appears to be at the greatest risk of EEE activity. However, the Maine Center for Disease Control recommends that citizens and municipalities assume that the risk of EEE exists in all Maine communities, and to practice the prevention methods described in the Personal Measures to Prevent WNV and EEE Infection section.
