Diseases

Equine Encephalomyelitis

A group of ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS which affect horses and man, transmitted via the bites of mosquitoes. Disorders in this category are endemic to regions of South America and North America. In humans, clinical manifestations vary with the type of infection, and range from a mild influenza-like syndrome to a fulminant encephalitis. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, Ch26, pp8-10)

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A group of ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS which affect horses and man, transmitted via the bites of mosquitoes. Disorders in this category are endemic to regions of South America and North America. In humans, clinical manifestations vary with the type of infection, and range from a mild influenza-like syndrome to a fulminant encephalitis. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, Ch26, pp8-10)

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  • Encephalitis, Equine
  • Encephalomyelitis, Equine
  • Equine Encephalitis
  • Equine Encephalomyelitis Viral Infections
  • Equine Encephalomyelitis Virus Infections
  • Infections, Equine Encephalomyelitis Virus

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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human & animal; if in horses, coord with HORSE DISEASES (IM) + HORSES (NIM) & use /vet

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Equine Encephalomyelitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004683. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004683
  2. Equine Encephalomyelitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2083677