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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: What to Know About the Rare But Deadly Mosquito-Borne Virus Concerning U.S. Towns [Watch (HLS stream): What to Know About the Rare But Deadly Mosquito-Borne Virus Concerning U.S. Towns](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ekIK9jYV.m3u8) (2:21)  _Published 2024-08-27. A coastal town in Massachusetts is shutting its parks, playgrounds, and fields from dusk to dawn due to concerns about the mosquito-borne virus Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE)._ --- Aug 27, 2024 3:45 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [What to Know About Chikungunya Amid Southern China Outbreak of Mosquito-Borne Virus](/video/gFwoKu0n/) ### What to Know About Chikungunya Amid Southern China Outbreak of Mosquito-Borne Virus [Mosquito-Borne Illness EEE Has Killed 11 People So Far in 2019. 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That tends to be areas that used to be swamp land that's been converted and less swampy now, but the mosquitos still find good habitat. We don't see Tripoli activity every year in Massachusetts. It tends to occur in outbreak cycles. Our last outbreak cycle is 2019 through 2020. And what we have seen over sort of the last, you know, ten, 12 years is that we're starting to see increases of triple activity outside of the historic hot spot. And we're concerned that that's due to a couple of factors, including some of the climate change likely climate change effects, like a warming temperature, changes in migratory bird patterns, and changes in precipitation activity as well. So we work very hard to make sure people are aware of where and when Tripoli is happening and make sure they understand the steps that they can take to help protect themselves, including using a mosquito repellent anytime they're outside. When it's not super hot, you can use clothing to reduce exposed skin. And then in areas where Triple risk is very elevated. So not the entire state, but parts of the state, we make a recommendation that people avoid outdoor activity between the hours of dusk and dawn. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"What to Know About the Rare But Deadly Mosquito-Borne Virus Concerning U.S. Towns","description":"A coastal town in Massachusetts is shutting its parks, playgrounds, and fields from dusk to dawn due to concerns about the mosquito-borne virus Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE). ","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/ekIK9jYV/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2024-08-27T14:42:11.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ekIK9jYV.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/video/ekIK9jYV/","duration":"PT2M21S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/video/ekIK9jYV/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}} ```