Eastern Equine Encephalitis — United States
A horse from Hopkinton [New York] has tested positive for the Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEE), according to St Lawrence County public health director James O Rich. This is the 3rd confirmed EEE case in the state this year [2015] involving horses, with the others occurring in Franklin and Wayne counties, according to the state Department of Health. There also have been 2 human cases, one in Onondaga County and the other in Oswego County.
Mr Rich said the state conducts its own
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