A New York resident who contracted the first confirmed human case of Eastern equine encephalitis in the state in nearly a decade has died, according to the governor’s office.

New York's first person to contract Eastern equine encephalitis -- or EEE -- in almost a decade has died, the governor's office announced Monday as the state declared the virus an "imminent threat to public health.

The first person in New York state to be diagnosed with eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in nearly a decade died, Gov. Kathy Hochul's office announced Monday.

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday statewide actions to protect public health following reports that the first human case of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in New York since 2015 has died.

The rare and deadly mosquito-borne illness known as Eastern equine encephalitis was identified in New York for the first time in over a decade last week and the person who contracted it has since died from the virus,

A New York state resident who was diagnosed with the state’s first confirmed case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in nearly 10 years has died, according to authorities who declared an imminent threat to public health The Ulster County patient – who was not identified – was diagnosed on Sept.

A person in New York has died of the mosquito-borne illness eastern equine encephalitis. This marked the first human case of EEE in the state since 2015.