Vermont just became the second state to postpone public events in order to curb the spread of a deadly virus in the state.
The Green Mountain state joins neighboring Massachusetts in recommending their citizens stay home at night, amid high reports of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE).
This rare sickness is carried by horses and spread by mosquitos, and in about 30 percent of human cases, can cause brain swelling, vomiting, seizures and death.
In addition to postponing local nighttime festivals and concerts, the Vermont Department of Health ‘strongly recommends [s]’ people in some of the state’s busiest towns stay inside between 6 pm and 6 am when the bugs are most active.
Though the virus is rare, it’s already claimed one life in New England this year. Steven Perry, 41, a father-of-four, died after contracting the virus in New Hampshire last week.
He was the first person in New Hampshire to be infected with the virus in ten years. […]
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