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PRO/AH/EDR> Eastern equine encephalitis – USA (28): (WI) equine

Eastern Equine Encephalitis -- United StatesWisconsin has recorded another case of eastern equine encephalitis [EEE] this year [2016]. State animal health officials say a horse from Wood County has tested positive for the disease, bringing the total number of EEE cases in Wisconsin to over a dozen.EEE is caused by a virus transmitted by mosquitoes, and may cause encephalitis, or inflammation of the brain, and is fatal to horses in 90 per cent of cases. Symptoms in horses include depression, appetite Read more [...]