A rare but deadly mosquito virus infection has Massachusetts towns urging vigilance

TO CLOSE PARKS AND FIELDS AT NIGHT. THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS IT IS NECESSARY AFTER A MAN IN HIS 80S CONTRACTED EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS. EEG IS DIFFERENT FROM THE WEST NILE VIRUS, WHICH CAN ALSO COME FROM MOSQUITO BITES. HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY ABOUT 30% OF PEOPLE WHO CONTRACT EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS DON'T SURVIVE. NO OTHER CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. WEST NILE IS ALSO A THREAT

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