Venezuelan equine encephalitis

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Venezuelan equine encephalitis.

See equine encephalitis.

An alphavirus infection first identified in a sick horse in Venezuela in 1938, which occurs as an epizootic infection in central and northern South America; most exposed humans develop flu-like Sx; ±4%, especially adolescents, develop encephalitis Mortality Up to 35% in the young; < 10% in adults Management Supportive. Cf Eastern equine encephalitis, Western equine encephalitis.

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