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PRO/AH/EDR> Eastern equine encephalitis – North America (39): USA, deer, human, horses

Eastern Equine Encephalitis -- United StatesA deer had to be euthanized after being infected with the eastern equine encephalitis [EEE] virus, state officials said on Thursday [31 Oct 2019].The deer, discovered in Winslow, was the 1st in New Jersey with a confirmed case of EEE, a dangerous mosquito-borne virus that's affected 4 people in the state this year [2019], officials said.The disease, which is similar to West Nile virus, can infect humans, mammals and birds through the bites of mosquitoes Read more [...]