<div><p>Local officials are starting to get concerned after an Ulster County resident recently became the first person in New York to die of eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, which is carried by mosquitoes, and just the second death in the nation of the same disease. Another person died of EEE in New Hampshire last month. Orangetown supervisor Teresa Kenny says a resident reached out to her after she noticed spraying for mosquitoes was being done in nearby Bergen County…</p><p>Rockland County Executive Ed Day says the county already has an aggressive mosquito control program…</p><p>Day says if any additional treatments are necessary, they will be added to the process. Eighteen cases of EEE have been identified in horses across 12 counties in New York State so far this year. It is a rare but severe viral disease spread by infected mosquitoes to people and horses. People of all ages are susceptible to infection, but those over 50 and younger than 15 are at a high risk of acquiring the virus, for which there is no vaccine. The best defense is to wear long sleeves, tuck pants into socks, and shirts into pants when outdoors. The State Department of Health also recommends using insect repellents that contain DEET. </p></div>

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State, Local Officials Concerned About Mosquito-Borne Disease Following Death in Ulster County

Local officials are starting to get concerned after an Ulster County resident recently became the first person in New York to die of eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, which is carried by mosquitoes, and just the second death in the nation of the same disease. Another person died of EEE in New Hampshire last month. Orangetown supervisor Teresa Kenny says a resident reached out to her after she noticed spraying for mosquitoes was being done in nearby Bergen County…