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Herein, we describe an end-point multiplex PCR\/RT-PCR for simultaneous and differential detection of major equine encephalitis-related agents: rabies virus (RABV), equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1), alphaviruses [Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV), Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV), Western equine encephalitis virus (WEEV) and Madariaga virus (MADV)] and flaviviruses [West Nile virus (WNV), Saint Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV), Rocio virus (ROCV) and Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV)]. The multiplex assay successfully amplified all targets either individually or simultaneously: alphavirus (381\u00a0bp\u2014experimentally evaluated for MADV and potentially applicable to EEEV and WEEV based on primer design and sequence conservation), EHV-1 (255\u00a0bp), RABV (173\u00a0bp), VEEV (119\u00a0bp), and flavivirus (97-101\u00a0bp\u2014experimentally evaluated using ROCV, with the potential to also detect WNV, SLEV and JEV, based on primer design and sequence conservation). 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