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

Multiple deaths from eastern equine encephalitis have been reported in the northeast over the past several weeks. —Matthew Binnicker, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024

Why are mosquitoes are such a big threat Mosquitoes carry a number of viruses and parasites that can be harmful to human health, including malaria, dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya, West Nile virus, and eastern equine encephalitis. —Alice Park, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024

There have been six cases of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), including one person who died after testing positive for the virus, as well as dengue cases recorded in several states. —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2024

Joe Casey, 54, is on a ventilator at Exeter Hospital, and has tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), West Nile Virus, and St. Louis encephalitis — all mosquito-bourne illnesses. —Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024

Across the United States, cases of West nile virus, eastern equine encephalitis, dengue and other diseases are popping up. —CNN, 2 Sep. 2024

The advisory comes after recent Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station reports finding mosquitoes with eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, in Canterbury and Voluntown, according to a release. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2024

Massachusetts public health officials say there is a high risk for eastern equine encephalitis in six Worcester County communities after the virus was found in new mosquito samples. —Maeve Lawler, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023

State public health officials have detected eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, in mosquitoes in Massachusetts for the first time since 2020, the Department of Public Health said Friday. —Maria Elena Little Endara, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2023

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