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

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

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),