Voluntary Lockdown Imposed at Four Massachusetts Towns to Combat Deadly and Incurable Mosquito-Borne Disease
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Four Massachusetts towns—Webster, Oxford, Sutton, and Douglas—have imposed a voluntary evening lockdown following the confirmation of a human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in Worcester County, marking the first such case since 2020, Daily Mail reported.
Massachusetts health officials are on high alert as the state grapples with the reemergence of EEE.
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), also known as Triple E disease, is a rare but serious viral illness transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito.
According to the official website of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
How is the EEE virus spread?
The virus that causes EEE is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito.
