EEE Virus Threat Affecting High School Schedules

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High schools in eastern Massachusetts have been forced to shift practice times and reconsider game schedules amid a scare caused by the Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus, which reportedly killed a woman from Fairhaven on Sunday.

Carried by mosquitos, EEE has infected three individuals in Grafton, Franklin County and Bristol County, according to the state Department of Public Health. As reported by The MetroWest Daily News, aerial spraying of a pesticide started at 7:30 p.m. Monday and lasted until 4:30 a.m. Tuesday. The spraying took place from Marlborough to Douglas, north to south, and Framingham to Millbury, east to west. Towns and health boards across the state are prohibiting outdoor activities and sports practices and games — on town property — after dusk.

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