CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – A mosquito pool in Manchester has tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis in New Hampshire, the second pool to test positive for the disease this year, the state Department of Health and Human Services said Monday.

“This positive test of a mammal-biting mosquito reinforces the need to take preventive measures,” said John Stephen, department commissioner. “The last thing we want to see are any human cases of EEE in New Hampshire.”

Last month, a pool in Danville tested positive for the disease.

The disease was first identified in the state in 2004. Last year, there were seven cases of Triple-E in New Hampshire, including two deaths.

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