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Eastern Equine Encephalitis — United States
Alabama agriculture officials are urging horse owners to vaccinate for eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile virus (WNV) after 3 horses tested positive for the former.
According to Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries Commissioner John McMillan, the horses that contracted EEE came from Houston, Mobile, and Geneva counties.
Almost 90 percent of the infected horses die, compared to a 30 percent mortality rate from WNV. EEE causes a horse’s brain and spinal cord to