1.

Summary
- Owner of Tongass Trading Co. in Ketchikan, AK; works mostly
during tourist season
- Spends winters in Tampa, FL
2. Geographical Range
a. Home
- Ketchikan, AK (April 1 September 20)
- Tampa, FL (September 20 April 1)
b. Travel
3. Where Patient became infected
- Ketchikan, Alaska likely in town near the cruise docks; her
profile said she didnt go many places besides work and home
4. Symptoms
- First symptoms appeared June 1, 2014 while working in Ketchikan,
AK
- Symptoms included fever, followed by dizziness; next day a
high fever and muscle aches
- Admitted to hospital on June 2, 2014; followed by
unconsciousness; unknown pathogen in blood
- Treatment: IV antibiotics; no improvement
- Vicki Bennet died in Ketchikan, AK hospital on June 3, 2014
5. Patient/insect interactions
- Often encounters mosquitoes while hiking in the evenings in Tampa,
FL during Fall-Spring
- Vicki Bennet was the second patient to be infected with the
disease; she started showing symptoms about a week after
Leland McKee moved back to Ketchikan, AK following his
trip to Europe
6. Patient Zero?
- No
7. Additional Info
- Spends lots of time on the beach while in Florida; similar to McKee
- Spends mornings on the beach, evenings hiking in Florida
- In Alaska, she works inside all day, but walks to and from
home around 8am and 7pm
- Vicki had been keeping the windows of her shop open regularly
before her infection on June 1
8. Additional Questions
- Did Vicki notice any mosquitoes inside her office prior to her
June 1 infection?
- Did Vicki report any mosquito bites while walking to or from
work in the mornings and evenings?

What descriptions did Vicki give of any mosquitoes that bit

her?