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"Scott Sgorbati, 49, of Sudbury, Vt., this week became the state's second resident to die from Eastern equine encephalitis. \"He was very helpful, very community-minded,\" Tony Spiridakis said, remembering the man who lived down the street from him. \"It's very, very shocking that someone that age, and a strong young man, . This encephalitis is quite a punch. Quite a virus.\u201DSgorbati's death certificate shows he was a carpenter who had been sick for weeks following a bite from a mosquito that gave him EEE. His small town, with its deep woods and several ponds, is next to Brandon, where two weeks ago, 87-year-old Richard Hollis Breen also died from the virus that causes brain swelling.\u201CIt's a tragedy for their families and it's a tragedy for the communities,\u201D said Vt. Health Commissioner Dr. Harry Chen.Chen said the state targeted hot zones in Whiting and Brandon where infected bugs were found, spraying pesticide from a plane earlier this month. Estimates are about 50-60 percent of mosquitoes in the spray areas were killed.While the potential for infection remains, the Vt. Health Dept. is trying to reassure Vermonters. \u201CThis is a very rare disease,\u201D Chen said. \u201CThe risks are low.\u201DResidents and health officials are now eager for cold weather. They expect temperature drops will kill mosquitoes that may be carrying EEE. \u201CWe\u2019re just waiting for that first or second frost,\u201D Spiridakis said.Until then, Tony Spiridakis told New England Cable News he is following advice to stay inside at dusk and dawn. And if he does go out at those times of day, he said he is wearing long sleeves and pants; not shorts. Other advice from the Vt. Health Dept. includes wearing mosquito repellent, checking your window screens for holes, and eliminating standing water on your property."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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