A human case of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) has been confirmed in Hamilton — the first human case for 2025 — Hamilton Public Health Services, said Friday.

Public health said in a news release that it received laboratory confirmation of the case on Thursday.

EEE was detected in an adult resident of Hamilton, with no known history of travel, public health said in the release.

EEE is transmitted through a virus that is typically found in wild birds, although humans and horses bitten by an infected mosquito can become ill with EEE. Symptoms of EEE in people usually appear three to 10 days after an infected mosquito bites a person, public health said.

"Most people bitten by an infected mosquito won't have any symptoms. Others will only get a mild flu-like illness with fever, headache

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