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

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.

The person died in Ulster County after being infected with the EEE virus that spreads from horses to humans via mosquito bites.

Nationally, the burden of eastern equine encephalitis can vary from year to year. There are typically about 11 human cases in the U.S. per year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...

Symptoms of eastern equine encephalitis can include fever, headache, vomiting, diarrhea, seizures, behavioral changes and drowsiness. There are no vaccines to prevent or medicines to treat EEE.

Parts of New England are on high alert after health officials in New Hampshire confirmed the first death from the rare, mosquito-borne virus known as eastern equine encephalitis. Another illness ...

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Calvin comes to Vermont from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Calvin is Channel 3's political reporter, covering the Legislature and state government. Before working at WCAX, Calvin spent two years ...