A rare but deadly disease spread by mosquitoes has one town in Massachusetts closing its parks and fields each evening. Four other towns are urging people to avoid going outdoors at night.

They’re concerned about eastern equine encephalitis. State health officials announced last week a man in his 80s had caught the disease, the first human case found in Massachusetts since 2020.

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      23 days ago

      I took one camping with mixed results. Seemed to wrok decently if there was no wind, but even a slight breeze meant that it was getting blown away from us.

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      23 days ago

      Thermacells are GREAT. I use them in Texas where we have tons of skeeters.