Becker's Healthcare September 24, 2024
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has declared a rare, mosquito-borne viral illness called Eastern equine encephalitis an imminent public health threat, The New York Times reported Sept. 23.
The declaration comes after the first New Yorker diagnosed with EEE since 2015 died this month. Details about the infected person have not been released. The case comes after a man in New Hampshire also contracted and died of the virus in...