Profiles for Health Care Workers (Fact Sheets) - "B" Agents -
Health Care Providers: If you suspect a patient has been exposed
to a biological or chemical agent please call the Office of
Infectious Disease Services at (602) 364-4562 On-call staff are
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Brucellosis | Cholera |
(Epsilon Toxin of) Clostridium Perfringens | Cryptosporidiosis |
Eastern Equine Encephalitis Escherichia Coli O157:H7 | Glanders
| Melioidosis | Psittacosis | Q Fever | Ricin | Salmonellosis
Shigellosis | Staphyloccal Enterotoxin B | Tricothecene
Mycotoxins (T-2 Mycotoxins) Typhus Fever | Venezuelan Equine
Encephalitis | Western Equine Encephalitis Western Equine
Encephalitis Western Equine Encephalitis (WEE) is a mosquito-
borne illness caused by an alphavirus of the Togaviridae family.
Routes of Exposure: Humans are primarily exposed to WEE through
the bite of an infected mosquito. Infective Dose & Infectivity:
The infective dose is unknown. All people are considered
susceptible though children are