New York City health commissioner to resign
City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan submitted his resignation Monday morning to City Hall, citing personal reasons as the ...
New York resident dies from EEE; was state's first confirmed human case since 2015
A New York resident who contracted the first confirmed human case of Eastern equine encephalitis in the state in nearly a ...
New York resident with state’s first case of mosquito-borne EEE virus in nearly a decade has died
“While we normally see these mosquitoes in two to three counties each year, this year they have been in 15 counties so far, ...
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New Yorker dies of eastern equine encephalitis
A New Yorker has died of eastern equine encephalitis, a rare mosquito-borne illness, officials said Monday. It is the first ...
NY governor declares deadly mosquito virus public health threat after confirmed case
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) declared the spread of a rare mosquito-borne illness to be a threat to public health following ...
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New York reports death from EEE after 1st case diagnosed in nearly a decade
The first person in New York state to be diagnosed with eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in nearly a decade has died, Gov. Kathy Hochul's office announced Monday.
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Council probes funding, data gaps in city’s mental health crisis response program
The city has invested more than $100 million in B-Heard teams since the pilot program launched in the spring of 2021. Since ...
Clinton County Health Department reports first case of human West Nile virus
The person began experiencing symptoms consistent with West Nile virus back on Sept. 1 and was hospitalized. They are now ...
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Person dies of mosquito-borne illness EEE in New York
A person in New York has died of the mosquito-borne illness eastern equine encephalitis. This marked the first human case of ...
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Dr. Ashwin Vasan Resigns As NYC Health Commissioner
NEW YORK, NY – New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan, widely recognized for guiding the city through a critical ...
With EEE and West Nile virus on the rise, mosquito season is far from over
At least 10 EEE cases have been reported across the country this year, with one death confirmed in New Hampshire. Besides EEE ...
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Who has left the Adams administration?
In the last month alone, Mayor Eric Adams has lost his police commissioner and top lawyer, and his schools chancellor and ...