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Earlier this summer, a horse in Ulster County also tested positive for the virus, according to health officials. The last time there was a human case of EEE in New York state was in 2015.
Ulster County, NY — The first resident to contract eastern equine encephalitis, also known as EEE, in New York state since 2015 has died, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul's office.
The case, which is being investigated by the Ulster County Department of Health, is the second reported death from EEE in the U.S. this year. The Northeast had been on alert since the death last ...
The patient lived in Ulster County and was diagnosed three days ago. It was the first human case of EEE in New York since 2015. Earlier this summer, a horse in Ulster County also tested positive ...
The case was confirmed in Ulster County on September 20, and is being investigated by the county's department of health. Officials have now issued a Declaration of Imminent Public Health for EEE.
The human case comes after a case of EEE was confirmed in a horse in Ulster County in August, the state health department said. Earlier this month, two emus in New York's Rensselaer County also ...
The case was the first instance of EEE in New York since 2015. ... The Ulster County patient — who was not identified — was diagnosed on Sept. 20 by the Health Department’s Wadsworth Center, ...
ULSTER COUNTY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), also called Triple E, has been found in New York State. The state department of health said the Wadsworth Center in Albany ...
The patient, an Ulster County resident, ... In a statement, state Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald said eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, can be serious and fatal.
In August 2024, there was a confirmed case of EEE in a horse in Ulster County, and equine cases were reported in other counties this summer, including Washington, Cayuga, Clinton, Franklin ...
Earlier this week, New York State health officials announced the death of an Ulster County man after he contracted eastern equine encephalitis, a mosquito-borne illness last detected in a New ...
ULSTER COUNTY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), also called Triple E, has been found in New York State. The state department of health said the Wadsworth Center in Albany ...