With EEE and West Nile virus on the rise, mosquito season is far from over

"Eastern equine encephalitis is different this year. While we normally see these mosquitoes in two to three counties each year, this year they have been in 15 counties so far, and scattered all over New York State," McDonald said in a statement. "This life-threatening mosquito-borne disease has no commercially available human vaccine and must be taken seriously. Mosquitoes, once a nuisance, are now a threat."

"We consider New York state residents to be at risk for West Nile virus every summer," Jennifer White, a New York state epidemiologist, told NBC News last week. "Your risk may be a little higher this year, particularly in parts of the state where we're seeing more of it, such as southern counties."

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