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
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