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The 5-year-old girl, who is from the town of Sudbury, is in critical condition in hospital.
Thirty-six Massachusetts communities are now at critical risk, 42 are now at high risk and 115 are now at moderate risk for Eastern equine encephalitis , according to the state health department, CNN reported.
More cases and more deaths are possible before the season ends, according to Brown.
Typically, only 5 to 10 human cases of Eastern equine encephalitis are reported in a year, but about 30% of cases result in death, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CNN reported.
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