TY - JOUR AU - Brown, Stacy AU - Cormier, Justine AU - Tuan, Jessica AU - Lier, Audun AU - McGuone, Declan AU - Armstrong, Philip AU - Kaddouh, Firas AU - Parikh, Sunil AU - Landry, Marie Louise AU - Gobeske, Kevin T1 - Four Human Cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Connecticut, USA, during a Larger Regional Outbreak, 2019 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2021 VL - 27 IS - 8 SP - 2042 SN - 1080-6059 AB - During 3 weeks in 2019, 4 human cases of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) were diagnosed at a single hospital in Connecticut, USA. The cases coincided with notable shifts in vector–host infection patterns in the northeastern United States and signified a striking change in EEE incidence. All 4 cases were geographically clustered, rapidly progressive, and neurologically devastating. Diagnostic tests conducted by a national commercial reference laboratory revealed initial granulocytic cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis and false-negative antibody results. EEE virus infection was diagnosed only after patient samples were retested by the arbovirus laboratory of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. The crucial diagnostic challenges, clinical findings, and epidemiologic patterns revealed in this outbreak can inform future public health and clinical practice. KW - encephalomyelitis KW - Eastern equine encephalitis KW - arbovirus KW - arbovirus infections KW - central nervous system viral diseases KW - disease outbreaks KW - vector-borne diseases KW - zoonoses KW - viruses DO - 10.3201/eid2708.203730 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/8/20-3730_article ER - End of Reference