equine encephalitis

American  

[ee-kwahyn en-sef-uh-lahy-tis, ek-wahyn] / ˈi kwaɪn ɛnˌsɛf əˈlaɪ tɪs, ˈɛk waɪn /

noun

Pathology, Veterinary Pathology.

1. a group of viral diseases that afflict horses, mules, and, in rare cases, humans and other animals, marked by inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.

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Etymology

Origin of equine encephalitis

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

An outbreak of eastern equine encephalitis in the northeast made headlines, but as far as mosquito-borne illnesses go, EEE is serious but still rare.

From Slate • Sep. 8, 2024

Ten communities in Massachusetts are now designated at high or critical risk for eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, that spreads through the bite of an infected mosquito, officials say.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2024

Alphaviruses include Eastern equine encephalitis virus and several other viruses that cause brain or joint disease.

From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2024

Louisiana has reported one case of eastern equine encephalitis this year.

From Scientific American • Jul. 31, 2023

Then there were all the diseases one is vulnerable to in the woods—giardiasis, eastern equine encephalitis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, schistosomiasis, brucellosis, and shigellosis, to offer but a sampling.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson