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PRO/AH/EDR> Eastern equine encephalitis – USA (02): (FL) equine, avian

Eastern Equine Encephalitis -- United StatesThe Florida Department of Health in Levy County (DOH-Levy) today [8 Mar 2018] issued a mosquito-borne illness alert for Levy County. A case of eastern equine encephalitis [EEE] has been confirmed in a flock of Emus in the Bronson area, and there is a heightened concern residents could become ill.EEE is spread to horses and humans [and emus] by infected mosquitoes, including several _Culex_ species and _Culiseta melanura_.Symptoms of EEE disease often appear Read more [...]