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

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

This week, Alabama reported two cases of eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, including one death. —Maia Pandey, NBC News, 25 Aug. 2023

Louisiana has reported one case of eastern equine encephalitis this year. —Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 31 July 2023

Mosquitos in Bay County recently tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis, a deadly virus that can infect humans and animals. —Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 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