The Massachusetts Public Health Center has declared a “critical risk level” after detecting a human case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a severe viral disease transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito. Massachusetts health authorities reported on August 16 the first human case of infection since 2020, involving an 80-year-old man from Worcester County. A second infection, detected in a horse in Plymouth, led to the risk level being raised to the maximum in up to ten towns. Eastern equine encephalitis is a brain inflammation that is fatal in one out of three cases. It particularly affects children and … Continue reading Massachusetts Towns Under Curfew After Deadly EEE Virus Detected—Critical Risk and 30% Mortality Highlight Urgent Warnings