Central NY Man with EEE Dies; First EEE-Related Death Here Since 2015

Madison County Man Dies from Eastern Equine Encephalitis at 79

A Madison County man who contracted Eastern Equine Encephalitis has died.

Elderly man passed away from EEE virus complications, Madison County confirmed

MADISON COUNTY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- Madison County confirmed on Monday that a Chittenango man who contracted eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) passed away due to complications from the virus. The county released back in late September that there was a human case of EEE, and the person was hospitalized. The Chittenango Fire Department has confirmed that the man is 80-year-old George Caswell Baker Jr., who served as the department's chaplain. F…

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

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 died in 2011. Four others have died from the virus in the past five decades.