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eastern equine encephalitis

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eastern equine encephalitis [¦ē·stərn ¦ē‚kwīn en‚sef·ə′līd·əs]
(medicine)
A mosquito-borne virus infection of horses and mules in the eastern and southern United States caused by a member of arbovirus group A.


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To rule out infection with Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) and Highlands J viruses (HJV), related alphaviruses also enzootic to Florida, all EVEV-seropositive sera were screened by PRNT for antibody to these viruses by using the North American EEEV strain FL-93 (21) and HJV strain 86-31227 (22).
MOORPARK - A 16-month-old show horse at a Moorpark stable died in what may be the first case of eastern equine encephalitis virus ever reported west of the Mississippi River and Texas, public health officials reported Friday.
The lab ruled out the dread poultry diseases as well as eastern equine encephalitis.
 
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