Eastern Equine Encephalitis -- United States
A 4-year-old quarter horse stallion in Richmond County was euthanized after contracting the 1st case of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis [EEE] in North Carolina this year. EEE is a mosquito-borne disease that is preventable in equine by vaccination.
EEE causes inflammation or swelling of the brain and spinal cord and is usually fatal. Symptoms include impaired vision, aimless wandering, head pressing, circling, inability to swallow, irregular staggering gait, paralysis, convulsions and
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5901710&promed&0
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