Every evening, the parks and fields in one town in Massachusetts are closed due to a rare and fatal disease that is carried by mosquitos. People are being urged not to go outside at night in four additional towns.
The eastern equine encephalitis is a worry. The disease was discovered in an 80-year-old man last week, according to state health officials, marking the first human case in Massachusetts since 2020.
Following the discovery of a sick horse in the town, Plymouth, roughly 40 miles (64 kilometres) southeast of Boston, declared on Friday that it would close its public outdoor recreation areas from dusk to dawn every day.
As a result of an Oxford man contracting the virus, state health officials issued a warning that four towns south of Worcester, namely Douglas, Oxford, Sutton, and Webster, are at “critical risk.”
Health officials from the state and local government advised residents in those towns to end outdoor activities by 6 p.m. until September 30 and then by 5 p.m. until the first hard frost to avoid mosquito bites during the peak mosquito biting times.
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