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To the Editor: Case 37-1995 (Nov. 30 issue)¹ involves a patient with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. In his discussion of the case, Dr. Hafler states, "The possibility of [eastern equine encephalitis] is strengthened by the patient's recent stay at a camp with horses in the vicinity before the onset of symptoms." Most cases of eastern equine encephalitis are acquired in wooded areas adjacent to swamps and marshes,² but exposure to horses is not of any established importance as a direct source of human infection. Eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus is a cause of encephalitis in both humans and horses, and outbreaks in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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