New Hampshire resident dies from rare mosquito-borne disease

The first case of eastern equine encephalitis in the state in a decade also prompted park closures in Massachusetts

A New Hampshire resident infected with the rare but potentially lethal mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis virus has died, state health authorities said.

The Hampstead resident's infection with the disease also known as EEE was the first in the state in a decade, the New Hampshire health and human services department said Tuesday. The resident, whom the department only identified as an adult, had been hospitalized due to severe central nervous system symptoms, the department said.