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Colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) viruses from a salivary gland of an infected mosquito. The EEE virus is an Alphavirus, of the togaviridae group, responsible for high mortality of equine populations in the eastern USA. Magnification 83,900x. It can be transmitted to humans where it can be asymptomatic or deadly.