Town put under night time lockdown as disabling horse virus that kills 1 in 3 runs rampant

A TOWN has been placed under night time lockdown, as fears around a disabling disease spread by mosquitoes ramp up.

Almost a dozen communities have also been designated at high or critical risk for the illness, after a man tested positive for it earlier this month and disease-carrying critters were spotted in the area.

GettyEastern equine encephalitis is a rare but potentially deadly virus that was first identified in horses[/caption] GettyIt’s spread to humans through bites...