78-Year-Old Man Who Died From EEE Was A Carpenter, Loved Yard Work

FREETOWN, MA — The risk of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) remains critical in many communities in the wake of a second EEE death.

James Longworth, of Freetown, starting feeling ill last Sunday, collapsing twice before he was rushed to the hospital. He was the 10th confirmed case of EEE in Massachusetts and the second person to die of the disease this year.

His longtime partner said the 78-year-old was a carpenter who loved doing yard work. That’s where she suspects he may have contracted EEE. His partner said he took all the proper precautions and didn’t appear to have any mosquito bites when he suddenly began to feel sick.

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