triple E
noun
variants
or Triple E
: eastern equine encephalitis
Public health officials have found Eastern equine encephalitis in a pool of mosquitoes in Pembroke. … the discovery of the disease, known as triple E, does not present an imminent danger to humans …—
Casey Ross
Casey RossState health officials suspected the man had Triple E but did not get conclusive test results until yesterday afternoon.—The Boston Sunday Globe
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Massachusetts is an example of a state that has been proactive about testing mosquitoes for triple E in recent summers.
—Zoya Teirstein, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2024
Half of the people who survive a triple E infection are left with permanent neurological damage.
—Zoya Teirstein, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2024
As for humans, Triple E can have a fatality rate of 30 percent, New York State Health Commissioner James McDonald said in the release.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
On Tuesday, the New York Department of Health reported Triple E cases found in horses in St. Lawrence and Franklin counties, both in upstate New York.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
Zoya Teirstein, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2024
Half of the people who survive a triple E infection are left with permanent neurological damage.
—Zoya Teirstein, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2024
As for humans, Triple E can have a fatality rate of 30 percent, New York State Health Commissioner James McDonald said in the release.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
On Tuesday, the New York Department of Health reported Triple E cases found in horses in St. Lawrence and Franklin counties, both in upstate New York.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
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triple E
noun
variants
or Triple E
: eastern equine encephalitis
Since it is early in the season for the bug-borne viral disease, also known as EEE or "triple E," Chesapeake Health Department officials want area residents to start taking more precautions against mosquitoes.—Janette Rodrigues, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Virginia)
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