A Michigan farmer has died after contracting the mosquito-borne virus Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE).
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the farmer died following complications with the virus on Saturday, local outlet WOOD-TV reported.
The farmer has since been identified as Eau Claire resident Jim Whitright, according to 16 News Now. He died at Memorial Hospital.
According to WOOD-TV there have been 10 cases of EEE in Michigan this summer. Whitright is the sixth person to die.
Source: WOOD-TV
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