Eastern Equine Encephalitis -- United States
A horse in the town of West Monroe [Oswego county] died last week [week of 6 Aug 2018] of eastern equine encephalitis [EEE], a mosquito-borne virus, according to the Oswego County Health Department.
The diagnosis was confirmed by tests performed by the state Health Department.
While there is no EEE vaccine available for humans, there is a vaccine for horses. The health department said horse owners should talk to veterinarians about getting their horses vaccinated.
Horses cannot spread
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5975634&promed&0
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