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Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE): An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
Kalan TaylorJanuary 22nd, 2021What is EEE? The equine encephalitis viruses (EEV) are mosquito transmitted diseases that can cause severe inflammation of the brain (encephalitis) in horses and humans. As the names suggest, Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) most commonly occurs in the Eastern United States and Canada. EEE is an arbovial, or vectorborne, disease that results in subclinical infections […]
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE): On Ounce of Prevention is worth a Pound of Cure
Kalan TaylorJanuary 22nd, 2021What is EEE? The equine encephalitis viruses (EEV) are mosquito transmitted diseases that can cause severe inflammation of the brain (encephalitis) in horses and humans. As the names suggest, Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) most commonly occurs in the Eastern United States and Canada. EEE is an arbovial, or vectorborne, disease that results in subclinical infections […]
EEE in EMU in Flagler County
Wendy MussolineApril 1st, 2019Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus was confirmed in a pet emu housed in Flagler County during the week of March 25, 2019. EEE is a mosquito-borne alphavirus that commonly affects horses, but can also infect humans. Wild birds serve as an unaffected host for the virus, which is transmitted by vectors such as mosquitoes to […]
