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| Sr.No | Disease | agent | Incubation Period | Lethality | Vaccine availability | Antimicrobial therapy | Antisera | |
| 1. | Eatern equine | eastern equine encephalitis virus (arbovirus) | 1. Aerosol 2. Infected Vectors:(Ae. sollicitans, Culiseta melanura) | 5-15 days | High | Yes | Not effective | No |
| 2. | Western equine | Western equine virus (alphavirus) | 1. Aerosol 2. Infected Vectors (C. tarsalis, Culiseta melanura) | 1-20 days | Low | Yes | Not effective | No |
| 3. | Venezuelan | Venezuelan encephalitis virus (Alphavirus) | 1.Aerosol 2.Infected Vectors: (Psoraphora columbia) | 1-5 days | Low | Yes | Not effective | No |
| 4. | Japanese encephalitis | Japanese encephalitis virus | 1. Infected vectors ( C.tritaeniorhyncus, C.bitaenioryncus, C. vishnui) | 5 - 15 days | Moderate | Yes | Not effective | yes |
| Tick borne encephalitis | ||||||||
| Sr.No | Disease | agent | Incubation Period | Lethality | Vaccine availability | Antimicrobial therapy | Antisera | |
| 4. | Russian spring summer | Russian spring summer encephalitis virus | 1.Aerosol 2.Milk 3. Infected vectors ( I. persulcatus, I. ricinus & I. cookei | 8-14 days | Moderate | Yes | Not effective | yes |
| 4. | Central European | Central European encephalitis virus | 1.Aerosol 2.Milk 3. Infected vectors ( I. persulcatus, I. ricinus ) | 8-14 days | Moderate | Yes | Not effective | yes |
| 4. | Rocio | Rocio encephalitis virus | 1.Aerosol 2. Infected vectors ( I. persulcatus, I. ricinus & I. cookei | 8-14 days | Moderate | Yes | Not effective | yes |
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