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Major zoonic vector of Eastern equine encephalitis is
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Culiseta melanura is the primary enzootic vector maintaining Eastern equine encephalitis virus among passerine birds in swamp habitats. Bridge vectors like Aedes and Coquillettidia transmit to humans and horses. C. melanura ornithophilic feeding sustains enzootic cycle crucial for amplification.
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