Definition: A species of ALPHAVIRUS that is the etiologic agent of encephalomyelitis in humans and equines in the United States, southern Canada, and parts of South America.
infection: coord IM with ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, EQUINE (IM) but see note there; DF: note short X ref
Other names Western equine encephalitis virus; WEE Virus; Encephalomyelitis Virus, Western Equine; Western Equine Encephalitis Viruses; Viruses, Western Equine Encephalitis; Virus, Western Equine Encephalitis; Encephalitis Viruses, Western Equine; WEE Viruses