The fifth human case of EEE this year has been found in Massachusetts. In a press release on Thursday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced that a man in his 70’s from Middlesex County tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis. In addition to the five human cases, nine confirmed cases of EEE have been found in animals this year Officials are urging people to continue to be very careful to avoid mosquito bites, even if the summer is cooling down.