Equine Encephalomyelitis Outbreak, Uruguay, 2023–2024

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Authors

Sandra Frabasile

Noelia Morel

Ramiro Pérez

Lucía Moreira Marrero

Victor Costa de Souza

Felipe Gomes Naveca

Abstract

We report the genomic analysis from early equine cases of the Western equine encephalitis virus outbreak during 2023-2024 in Uruguay. Sequences are related to a viral isolate from an outbreak in 1958 in Argentina. A viral origin from South America or continuous enzootic circulation with infrequent spillover is possible.

Topics & Keywords

Viral Infections and Vectors Mosquito-borne diseases and control Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Emerging infectious diseases

Volume 31, Issue 1, pp. 180-183

DOI: 10.3201/eid3101.240915

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