A vaccine is available for horses but not for humans. Prevention focuses on public health action to control mosquitoes and individual action to avoid mosquito bites. To avoid being bitten by the mosquitoes that carry the western equine encephalitis virus:
Stay inside between dusk and dark (when mosquitoes are most active)
When outside, wear long pants and long-sleeved shirts
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