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Principal Syndromes	Prevalence and Distribution	Specific Therapy	Specific Prevention*
Polioviruses
Poliomyelitis (acute flaccid paralysis) Aseptic meningitis	Global Incidence now low because of vaccine	None	Vaccines: Live (oral), killed (injected)
Alphaviruses (some), mosquito-borne
Western equine encephalitis	North and South America	None	Vaccine available to protect equines Investigational vaccine used in at-risk laboratory workers
Eastern equine encephalitis	North America, South America (Madariaga virus)	None	Vaccine available to protect equines Investigational vaccine used in laboratory workers at risk
Venezuelan equine encephalitis	Gulf states to South America	None	Vaccine available for equines Investigational vaccine used in laboratory workers at risk
Flaviviruses (some), mosquito-borne
Japanese encephalitis	Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea, China, India, Philippines, eastern former Soviet Union	None	Vaccine
Murray Valley encephalitis	Australia, New Guinea	None	None
St. Louis encephalitis	North and South America	None	None
West Nile virus disease	Africa, Middle East, southern France, former Soviet Union, India, Indonesia, United States, Mexico, Canada, South America (Argentina, Brazil)	None	Screening blood and blood products for the virus Vaccine available for equines
Flaviviruses (some), tick-borne
Powassan encephalitis	Canada, northeastern and upper midwestern United States	None	None
Tick-borne encephalitis	Eastern and Central Europe, Balkans, former Soviet Union Outbreaks that coincide with periods of tick activity	None	Vaccine
Orthobunyaviruses (some), mosquito-borne
California encephalitis and related types (eg, La Crosse encephalitis)	Probably worldwide Common in midwestern, western and eastern United States Symptomatic infection primarily in children	None	None
Mammarenaviruses (some)
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis	United States, Europe, possibly elsewhere Chief reservoir: House mouse Primarily in adults during autumn and winter	None	None
Rabies virus
Rabies	Global	None	Vaccine Postexposure rabies immune globulin Vaccinate pets
* Nonspecific precautions (eg, avoidance of contaminated food and water and arthropod and animal vectors, routine hygiene measures, and use of appropriate personal protective equipment) are also recommended.