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Central NY man with EEE dies; first EEE-related death here since 2015

Central NY man with EEE dies; first EEE-related death here since 2015
health9/30/2025

The 79-year-old man was an Army veteran and volunteer firefighter for more than 50 years.

Sullivan, N.Y. - A Madison County man with the rare eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) has died. The man is the first human death from the mosquito-borne virus in Central New York since a Salina man died in 2015. A 4-year-old girl from Oswego County d... [1683 chars]