Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis
Other Names: Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis (VEE), Sleeping Sickness, Peste Loca, Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis, Venezuelan Encephalitis, Venezuelan Equine Fever
Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis is a mosquito-borne viral infection that can cause severe encephalitis in horses and humans. It can also occasionally cause disease in other mammals and birds.
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Citations
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Spickler, Anna Rovid. "Title of Factsheet." "Date of Factsheet (Last Updated)." At cfsph.iastate.edu/diseaseinfo/factsheets/
