STUDIES ON EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS V. I-IIsTOPATHOLOG¥ IN THE MOUSE

Studies on Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis Iv. Infection in the Mouse with Fresh A~d Fixed Virus

Studies on Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis I . Histopathology of the Nervous System

The pathology of the nervous system in equine encephalomyelitis has been described for both the Western (1) and the Eastern (2) forms of the disease. Much attention has been paid to the intranuclear inclusion bodies, found in glial and mesodermal cells as well as in neurones. The intense inflammation, together with the necrosis of nerve cells, has been reported. I t is the purpose of this paper...

Eastern, Western and Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis Sleeping Sickness Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis (EEE), Eastern Equine Encephalitis, Eastern Encephalitis Western Equine Encephalomyelitis (WEE), Western Equine Encephalitis Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis (VEE), Peste Loca, Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis, Venezuelan Encephalitis, Venezuelan Equine Fever

Eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE), western equine encephalomyelitis (WEE), and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis (VEE) viruses are mosquito-borne pathogens that can cause nonspecific illnesses and encephalitis in equids (horses, mules, burros, donkeys and zebras) and humans in the Americas. Some of these viruses also affect birds and occasionally other mammals. No specific treatment is a...

Failure of chickens to act as sentinels during an epizootic of eastern equine encephalitis in southern New Jersey, USA.

. \bstrat ' t . A ser ies of 10 chicken f locks placed in areas of southern Nen'Jersey, USA, preceding an epizo<l t ic of eastern equirre encephal i t is (EEE) v i rus fa i led to funct ion adequatelv as sent inels for the outbreak. F,pidemiologicaldata including v i rus isolations from mosquitoes and n'i ld birds, confirmation of'equine deaths due to EEE vi rus, and a conf i rmed humat l case ...

Alphaviral equine encephalomyelitis (Eastern, Western and Venezuelan).

Summary Alphaviral equine encephalomyelitis is a mosquito-borne infection that causes severe neurological disease and fatalities in horses and humans in the Americas. Consequently, the equine alphaviruses (Eastern, Western and Venezuelan) are of considerable concern worldwide and are notifiable to the World Organisation for Animal Health. In addition, these diseases are considered a potent pote...