Eastern Equine Encephalitis — United States
A viral disease, eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) affects the central nervous system and is transmitted to horses by infected mosquitoes. On 5 Aug 2016, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced on its Facebook page the state’s 4th case of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in a horse this year.
The horse, a 6 year old Tennessee walking horse mare, was from Hopewell. The horse had not been vaccinated since 2014 and was euthanized because of the severity of her
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