eastern equine encephalitis

noun

variants or Eastern equine encephalitis or less commonly eastern equine encephalomyelitis or Eastern equine encephalomyelitis

: equine encephalitis occurring in the eastern U.S. and Canada : equine encephalitis sense a

With the state reporting outbreaks of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus and eastern equine encephalitis, North Andover moved its game against Silver Lake High School from Friday night to yesterday afternoon to limit players and spectators' exposure to mosquitoes.

—Michael Kunzelman

The deadliest mosquito-borne viral infection is Eastern equine encephalitis, a disease of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts that can strike people of all ages with a mortality rate of 30 percent to 50 percent.

—Jane E. Brody

—abbreviation EEE

called also triple E

Examples of eastern equine encephalitis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Indeed, new cases of the three most common diseases spread locally by mosquitoes within the U.S. — dengue fever, eastern equine encephalitis and West Nile virus — are still being reported in many states. —Joe Murphy, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2024

What are the symptoms of EEE? Those who contract EEE, or eastern equine encephalitis, may have symptoms including fever, chills, body aches, and joint pain. —Mike Snider and David Robinson, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024

Jon Cherry/Getty Images New York state reported its first case of eastern equine encephalitis in nearly a decade on Friday. —Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2024

The species primarily responsible for spreading eastern equine encephalitis, Culiseta melanura, have drawn the most attention lately because of how deadly the disease is. —Alice Park, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024

The first person in New York state to be diagnosed with eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in nearly a decade has died, Gov. Kathy Hochul's office announced Monday. —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2024

There are no vaccines or medicines for the treatment of EEE, which is typically reported in an average of 11 Americans each year, according to the CDC, though only about four to five percent of human EEE virus infections result in eastern equine encephalitis. —Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024

Some of those diseases, like West Nile and eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) are rare but serious and can be deadly for the general population. —Li Cohen, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2024

Towns in Massachusetts are shutting down public parks and other outdoor areas after officials learned that mosquitoes in the region are carrying eastern equine encephalitis, a rare but deadly virus. —Alice Park, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

eastern equine encephalitis

noun

east·​ern equine encephalitis ˌē-stərn- 

variants or Eastern equine encephalitis also eastern equine encephalomyelitis or Eastern equine encephalomyelitis

: equine encephalitis occurring in the eastern U.S. and Canada : equine encephalitis sense a

—abbreviation EEE

called also triple E