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A rare but deadly mosquito virus infection has Massachusetts towns urging vigilance (apnews.com)

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A rare but deadly disease spread by mosquitoes has one town in Massachusetts closing its parks and fields each evening. Four other towns are urging people to avoid going outdoors at night.

They’re concerned about eastern equine encephalitis. State health officials announced last week a man in his 80s had caught the disease, the first human case found in Massachusetts since 2020.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

At night? Mosquitos are mostly active at dusk. And dawn. Not night.

[–] NinePeedles 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

You have no idea how uncannily appropriate that particular image is for you to have shared with me.

[–] Rutty 2 points 3 months ago

Release the dragonflies

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Well. Doesn't bode well for a Boston trip in a few weeks

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Steve Wallis from YouTube swears by thermacell... So go buy some?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

I took one camping with mixed results. Seemed to wrok decently if there was no wind, but even a slight breeze meant that it was getting blown away from us.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Thermacells are GREAT. I use them in Texas where we have tons of skeeters.