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====~~Antigenicity~~====

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====Viral Family====

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*3 Serotypes ~~identified~~:

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Members of the Togaviridae are small, lipid- and protein-enveloped RNA viruses. Within this family are disease-causing arboviruses (insect-borne virsuses) of the Alphavirus genus.

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**Eastern EEV

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**Western EEV

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====Viral Genus====

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**Venezuelan EEV

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Alphaviruses are single-stranded, linear, positive-sense RNA viruses, 60-70nm in diameter.

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====Important Serotypes====

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During equine and human epidemics of encephalitis in the Western Hemisphere, the most frequently isolated alphaviruses have included:

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*Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEV)

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*Western EEV

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*Venezuelan EEV

====Diseases====

[[Equine Viral Encephalomyelitides|Equine viral encephalomyelitides]]

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