New York is joining the states in the Northeast US warning about the eastern equine encephalitis virus after a New Yorker died from the disease.

Mosquitoes infected with eastern equine encephalitis will threaten residents until temperatures cool down, health officials warn

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) declared the spread of a rare mosquito-borne illness to be a threat to public health following the first reported death due to an infection in the state since 2015.