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.

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 ...

While West Nile virus and EEE are viral infections that most commonly affect horses, humans and birds, neither is zoonotic ...

Eastern equine encephalitis is a rare but serious infection caused by a virus spread to humans by mosquitoes. The EEE virus can attack the central nervous system and cause brain damage or death.

The eastern equine encephalitis virus, or EEE, has put residents in the Northeast on alert after news of a death in New Hampshire and cases in three other states. On average, about 11 human cases ...

"We have had 16 EEE-positive horses in 10 different ... Nile since it was first detected in 2000. West Nile virus, eastern equine encephalitis, dengue, malaria and Zika virus are examples ...

Eastern equine encephalitis, also called EEE or triple E, is a virus that spreads from infected mosquitoes to horses and people. These mosquitoes generally live in freshwater swamps. The virus is ...