Northeastern towns issue voluntary lockdown to prevent spread of mosquito-borne disease
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Four Massachusetts towns — Douglas, Oxford, Sutton and Webster — have enacted a voluntary evening lockdown in an attempt to curb the spread of a potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease.
On Wednesday, the Oxford Board of Health voted to support the recommendation for people to remain indoors after 6:00 p.m., effective immediately, through Sept. 30, according to a public health advisory shared with Fox News Digital. "Eastern equine encephalitis can cause brain infection (encephalitis), which can be fatal." "These viral encephalitides have no treatment, so prevention and supportive care is the only course of action." Melissa Rudy is senior health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to melissa.rudy@fox.com.
Starting on Oct. 1, the recommendation is to remain indoors after 5:00 p.m. until the first hard frost.
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