Mosquito-borne illnesses pose a serious threat. We’re not ready for them.

Mosquito-borne illnesses pose a serious threat to Americans that is bound to become even more dire as climate change worsens. Yet public health officials don’t have a strong grasp on strategies to protect at-risk communities. That must change — and soon. Just last week, a previously healthy 41-year-old New Hampshire man died of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a rare but serious mosquito-borne infection.