Over the summer, cases of EEE spread across New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and other New England states, each also breaking records for the region.

A San Fernando Valley resident died from West Nile virus, marking the first death from the mosquito-borne illness reported in Los Angeles County this year.

A woman has died after being bitten by a mosquito in New York. She became the first person to die from eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in the state in nearly a decade, prompting the governor to declare an imminent public health threat.

Tests conducted by the state health laboratories revealed one positive finding of Eastern equine encephalitis — the rare but potentially deadly disease known as EEE — and one positive finding of West Nile Virus from the same sample collected in Cumberland, according to a statement from the Department of Environmental Management.

A New York resident recently died​ of eastern equine encephalitis. Here's what to know about the mosquito-borne disease.

West Nile Virus is a nasty infection that can result in flu-like symptoms in humans. Headaches, high fever, stiffness of the neck and muscle soreness could all come as a result of catching the virus.

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