Second human case of EEE virus confirmed in Massachusetts [Video]

Massachusetts health officials confirmed a second human case of eastern equine encephalitis in a resident, along with a second horse case on Thursday. The human case involves a woman in her 30s from Plymouth County, where she was exposed to the virus, according to health officials. State health officials said aerial spraying was conducted in the area earlier this week, but both the woman and the horse became infected before the operation.There were no risk level changes made to any Massachusetts cities and towns, health officials said. State health officials said there have been 76 EEE-positive mosquito samples so far this year detected from Abington, Carver, Halifax, Kingston, Marion, Middleborough, Plymouth, Rochester, Wareham, and Whitman in Plymouth County; Bedford, Raynham, Taunton, and Westport in Bristol County; Barnstable in Barnstable County; Dedham and Medfield in Norfolk County; Sudbury in Middlesex County; Amesbury and Haverhill in Essex County; and Dudley and Upton …