Question - What are the so-called “dead end hosts” for the potential terrorist bio-weapon of eastern equine encephalitis?
Answer- The cited review states “The virus occasionally spills over from its usual reservoirs to infect dead-end hosts such as humans, equids, swine, pheasants, various game and exotic birds, and gallinaceous poultry.” (Morens DM et al. Eastern equine encephalitis virus-Another emergent arbovirus in the United States. 2019 NEJM 381:1989-1992)
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