Via Arkansas Matters.com: 13-Year-Old Boy Passes from Possible Equine Encephalitis. Excerpt:
A 13-year-old battling a rare infection lost his fight today.
Coleman Daniel Pearson passed away, according to the Prayers for Coleman Facebook page.
Doctors as well as state health experts believe the Coleman was suffering from Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), but it has not yet been confirmed.
(Original Story - Oct. 21)
LITTLE ROCK, AR --Doctors and state health experts are waiting on lab results to confirm if Arkansas teen in critical condition is battling a rare infection more commonly found in horses.
Prayers for Sevier County teen Coleman Pearson are pouring in by the minute on Facebook alongside updates explaining how doctors are treating the teen for what they believe to be Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE).
"This would be a very rare event," says Dr. Gary Wheeler, head of the Arkansas Department of Health Infectious Disease division.
If lab results return a positive diagnosis for the infection, Pearson would be the 5th person in the U.S infected with the illness this year and the first on record in the state of Arkansas.
