Rare, deadly mosquito virus has Massachusetts towns urging vigilance

BOSTON, Massachusetts: One town in Massachusetts is closing its parks and fields each evening, and four other towns are urging people to avoid going outdoors at night over a rare but deadly disease spread by mosquitoes.

State health officials announced last week that an 80-year-old man was the first human case to contract the disease, found in Massachusetts since 2020. They are now worried about eastern equine e