An Ulster County resident has tested positive for the mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis virus, health officials say.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is warning residents about the dangers of mosquito-borne diseases after New York's first death from the eastern equine encephalitis virus, or EEE. The death of the ...

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.

It was the first human case of EEE in New York since 2015. Earlier this summer, a horse in Ulster County also tested positive for the virus, according to health officials.

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 ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday afternoon the Ulster County resident believed to have contracted New York state’s first case of EEE since 2015 died.

News Health New York's first human case of eastern equine encephalitis reported in Ulster County Eastern equine encephilitis is transmitted to people and horses through the bite of an infected ...

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 Ulster County patient — who was not identified — was diagnosed on Sept. 20 by the Health Department’s Wadsworth Center, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday.

The Ulster County Department of Health is currently investigating the case, which marks the first case of EEE confirmed in New York state since 2015, health officials said.

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 ...

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 ...