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Epidemiologic, Entomologic, and Virologic Findings during Reemergence of Western Equine Encephalitis Virus, Argentina
Lorena Spinsanti
1, Cintia Fabbri
1, Ana Piskorz, Victoria Luppo, Gonzalo Castro, Adrián Farías, Mauricio Beranek, Gabriel Barco, Mariel Feroci, Cintia Barulli, Jorge García, Anabel Sinchi, Anabella Fantilli, María Belén Pisano, Agostina Pierdomenico, Andrea Marcos, Rodrigo Balzano, Facundo Cuba, Sol Haim, Florencia Mallou, Carolina Paladino, Tomás Poklepovich, Liliana Luque, Brenda Konigheim, Juan Javier Aguilar, Jimena Renga, Maria Alejandra Morales
2, and Adrián Díaz
2
Author affiliation: National University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina (L. Spinsanti, G. Castro, A. Farías, M. Beranek, G. Barco, A. Fantilli, M.B. Pisano, B. Konigheim, J.J. Aguilar, A. Díaz); National Administration of Laboratories and Health Institutes, Buenos Aires, Argentina (C. Fabbri, V. Luppo, M. Feroci, C. Barulli, J. García, A. Sinchi, F. Cuba, S. Haim, F. Mallou, C. Paladino, T. Poklepovich, M.A. Morales); National Service of Agrifood Health and Quality (SENASA), Buenos Aires (A. Piskorz, A. Pierdomenico, A. Marcos, R. Balzano, J. Renga); Ministry of Health of Córdoba Province, Córdoba (G. Castro, L. Luque); National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires (G. Barco, M.B. Pisano, B. Konigheim, A. Diaz)
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Figure 1
Figure 1. Geographic locations of mosquito collection sites in Santa Fe Province, Argentina, from study of epidemiologic, entomologic, and virologic findings during reemergence of western equine encephalitis virus, Argentina, 2023–2024. Red dots indicate collection localities: A) Arrufo, San Cristóbal Department; B) Marcelino Escalada, San Justo Department; C) Sa Pereyra, Las Colonias Department. Images are from specific sampling environments. Lefthand side from top to bottom: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention light trap in a patch of Espinal forest, temporary water pool in Arrufo, cop fields near Marcelino Escalada. Righthand side from top to bottom: mosquito aspiration in an Espinal forest patch, floodplain pool, and crop fields near Marcelino Escalada. Inset map shows location of study area in Argentina.
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