New York state officials confirmed the first fatality in the state from eastern equine encephalitis, more commonly known as ...

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.

Eastern equine encephalitis ... virus emerged in Rensselaer County, the state Department of Health released a statement in August confirming that EEE had infected horses in nearby Washington and ...

A rare virus ... against Eastern Equine Encephalitis or West Nile Virus. One horse tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis during the week of July 29-Aug. 3 in Atlantic County, according ...

CASS COUNTY, MI -- The Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus has been found in a batch of mosquitos in Cass County. Supervisors with the Van Buren/Cass District Health Department announced the ...

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

Eastern equine encephalitis, also known as "Triple E," is a viral infection spread by mosquitoes. In severe cases, the virus can cause inflammation of the brain, which can be fatal. According to ...

Even more troubling to experts is the growing spread in the Northeast of eastern equine encephalitis ... West Nile virus infection rates in the mosquito populations," he said. The county has ...

Eastern equine encephalitis ... County, officials said in a press release. The first EEE case reported in Massachusetts this year was a man in his 80s, who was exposed to the virus in Worcester ...