Human cases of triple E have also been confirmed in Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire this year. Residents are urged to take precautions against mosquito bites.

A person in Ulster County has been hospitalized with Eastern equine encephalitis, health officials said. It is the first confirmed human case of the disease recorded in the state since 2015.

Health Department urges New York residents to take precautions to prevent mosquito bites after confirming the first human case of Eastern equine encephalitis.

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

For the first time in a decade, health officials in New York confirmed a human case of a rare but serious mosquito-borne disease. In Ulster County, the New York State Department of Health confirmed that a resident was hospitalized after testing positive for eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEE),

Health Department urges New York state residents to take precautions to prevent mosquito bites after first human case of eastern equine encephalitis confirmed.