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Rare Disease

western equine encephalitis

MONDO:0019380

Also known as:Western equine encephalitis virus caused infectious encephalitisWestern equine encephalitis virus infectious encephalitisWestern equine encephalomyelitis

Overview

An acute arboviral infection caused by an alphavirus of the Togaviridae family transmitted by an infected mosquito, that more frequently affects children and that is characterized by the presence of mild flulike symptoms (fever, chills, headache, nausea, vomiting, and anorexia) but that can progress to weakness, altered mental status, photophobia, mental confusion, seizures, somnolence, coma and/or even death. The disease can leave neurological sequelae, mainly in infants and children, such as seizures, spasticity or behavioral disorders.

Diagnosis

Biomarker and diagnostic research for western equine encephalitis has been reported in the published literature.

Prognosis

Estimated prevalence: 1-9 in 1,000,000 (Rare).

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

No clinical trials have been registered for western equine encephalitis.

52 publications have been identified in PubMed for western equine encephalitis. Research spans Basic Science / Preclinical (46%), Epidemiology / Natural History (17%), and Review / Meta-Analysis (12%).

Research Type	Count	% of Total
Laboratory research	24	46%

Data assembled from 3 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 19, 2026, 5:24 AM UTC

MONDOHPOClinicalTrials.govFDAPubMedHGNCClinVarClinGenGeneReviewsOrphanetOMIMRUSP

Medical References

External Resources

Orphanet

European rare disease database

Orphanet:83593

GARD

Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center

GARD:7888

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western equine encephalitis

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