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Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), also called triple E and sleeping sickness, is a viral disease caused mainly by the Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV).Most infections in humans are asymptomatic, but about 5% of the time the infection progresses to severe neuroinvasive disease.
However, the disease can cause serious sequelae in infants and children. Unlike Eastern equine encephalitis, the overall mortality of WEE is low (approximately 4%) and is associated mostly with infection in the elderly. Approximately 15–20% of horses that acquire the virus will die or be put down. [3]
Equine encephalitis is a family of horse diseases that also affect humans. Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain. Several forms of viral encephalitis can infect equines, and these include: Eastern equine encephalitis virus; Japanese encephalitis virus; Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus; Western equine encephalitis virus; West Nile virus
A horse in Ulster County has died of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), County Executive Jen Metzger's office has confirmed. It was the second horse to die of the disease in the region.
Massachusetts towns are warning citizens about Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEE). Here's what to know about the disease, including prognosis, treatment.
There have been three cases of eastern equine encephalitis in the U.S. this year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one each in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Vermont.
Eastern equine encephalitis, Japanese encephalitis, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, and Western equine encephalitis: a group of viral illnesses that can affect horses and humans; collectively termed Equine encephalitis. Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), an animal model of brain inflammation.
The person died in Ulster County after being infected with the EEE virus that spreads from horses to humans via mosquito bites. First eastern equine encephalitis virus human death hits NY. What to ...