"Massachusetts is on track for a bad year of EEE. This week, state public health officials announced a fourth case of eastern equine encephalitis, the most since 2020, and outbreaks are occurring more often. The latest case, the second in Middlesex County, was diagnosed in a man in his 50s. State officials designated four towns at “critical risk” and took the unusual step of advising residents to cancel or reschedule outdoor gatherings and organized sporting events to avoid peak mosquito hours. An additional 12 towns are at “high risk.”
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Four towns in Worcester County have been deemed at critical risk: Oxford, Webster, Douglas, and Sutton, while the neighboring towns of Uxbridge, Northbridge, and Dudley are at high risk. Other towns where the risk is high include Plymouth, Carver, and Middleborough in Plymouth County, and Carlyle, Acton, Boxborough, Ayer, and Littleton in Middlesex County.
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Here’s what you need to know."
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