by Mac Slavo, SHTF Plan:

A Canadian resident from Ottawa was infected with the Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus when he died last month according to the public health unit. This is the city’s first known human case of eastern equine encephalitis.

Like the West Nile virus, EEE is typically transmitted between wild birds and mosquitoes, according to Ottawa Public Health. It sometimes infects horses, hence its name, but is seldom passed on to people.

According to CBC News Canada, last month, OPH said there had only been three confirmed human cases in Ontario. As recently as Monday, Health Canada reported no EEE infections in humans. OPH also said in a follow-up email to CBC that it couldn’t share any more information about the victim but has determined “local exposure in Ottawa was a strong possibility.”