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equine encephalitis
noun[ U ]
medical specializeduk /ˌek.waɪn en.kef.əˈlaɪ.tɪs//ˌek.waɪn en.sef.əˈlaɪ.tɪs/ us /ˌek.waɪn en.sef.əˈlaɪ.t̬əs/
a disease of horses that causes swelling of the brain and spinal cord, and that can be passed to humans by mosquitoes (= small flying insects):
The boy died last week from complications of Eastern equine encephalitis, a mosquito-borne disease.
Veterinarians identified 12 horses with symptoms of equine encephalitis.
Humans also can contract equine encephalitis, and it can be deadly.
The state department of health suspected an outbreak of western equine encephalitis.
The warning comes after mosquitoes carrying deadly equine encephalitis were detected in five Rhode Island towns.
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