A deadly mosquito-borne disease appears in the US

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A Massachusetts city has closed its parks and municipal fields to overnight visitors due to an increased risk of a potentially deadly type of mosquito-borne encephalitis, according to officials, CNN reports.

Plymouth, about 40 miles southeast of Boston, announced the closures Friday as the city faces a high risk of extremely rare encephalitis. 

According to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the disease can infect humans through mosquito bites and has a case fatality rate of 33% to 70%, with most deaths occurring two to 10 days after the onset of symptoms.

"The recent EEE infection diagnosed in an exposed horse in Plymouth initially raised the town's EEE risk level to high," the Town of Plymouth said in the release.

On August 16, the state reported its first human case of EEE of the year and first since 2020, after a man in his 80s was exposed in Worcester County, prompting health officials to raise the risk level of the disease to nearby communities, the public. the Department of Health said in a press release.

About 30% of people infected with EEE die, and many who survive the infection live with ongoing neurological problems, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention./CNA 

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