Albany: 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.
The death that was reported Monday in Ulster County is apparently the second death from the disease in the
United States this year after a New Hampshire resident infected with the eastern equine encephalitis virus died last month.
Ten human cases of the disease, also known as EEE, had been reported
nationwide as of Sept. 17, before the New York case was confirmed, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Ulster County death was the first from
the disease in New York state since 2015.
No details about the person who became infected and died have been released.