Maine CDC warns against mosquito-borne disease for summer months

SPECTRUM NEWS • July 11, 2023

With summer upon us, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding Mainers to take care around mosquitoes, which can carry some very serious diseases. In Maine, mosquitoes spread diseases including Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEE), Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV), and West Nile virus (WNV). Untreated infections can be fatal.