PRO/AH/EDR> Eastern and Venezuelan equine encephalitis – Panama (DR) human, equine, fatal

Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis, Eastern Equine Encephalitis — Panama
The 1st death [of a horse] from equine encephalitis was confirmed by officials from the Ministry of Health (MINSA) this Thu 10 Sep [2015]. They also reported that they had provided clinical and epidemiological follow-up from 7 Aug – 10 Sep [2015] in Darien province. During this period 12 cases of [human] equine encephalitis were confirmed, of these, 11 cases were caused by Venezuelan equine encephalitis [VEE virus], which includes 1 death, and 1 case of eastern equine encephalitis [EEE].