The person died in Ulster County after being infected with the EEE virus that spreads from horses to humans via mosquito ...
ALBANY, N.Y. -- A person has died in New York state from eastern equine encephalitis, prompting Gov. Kathy Hochul to declare the rare mosquito-borne illness an imminent threat to public health.
“While we normally see these mosquitoes in two to three counties each year, this year they have been in 15 counties so far, ...
Victim lived in upstate Ulster County, said Gov. Kathy Hochul as she announced that the state will add resources to battle mosquitoes that transmit the rare but potentially deadly disease.
First case of eastern equine encephalitis or EEE in nearly a decade has been detected in New York. The health department of ...