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.

According to the state Department of Health, 11 people in New York have been diagnosed with eastern equine encephalitis since 1971, and seven of them died. "We have had 16 EEE-positive horses ...

Multiple New York counties have confirmed cases of the eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEE), according to the New York State Department of Health. On average, about 11 human cases are reported ...

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 ...

The New York State Department of Health informed ... So far in 2024, at least five human cases of eastern equine encephalitis have been confirmed in the U.S. All five were the more severe ...

State health officials in Massachusetts and New York are warning of a high risk of a fatal mosquito-borne disease being spread. The extremely rare eastern equine encephalitis, also known as Triple ...

Per CDC data as of Aug. 27, as well as the New Hampshire and Massachusetts health departments, there have been six human cases of eastern equine encephalitis reported in the U.S. this year.

But beneath the surface, six layers are working to keep rainwater from overwhelming New York City neighborhoods ... has been hospitalized with Eastern equine encephalitis, health officials ...