Equine Encephalomyelitis Outbreak, Uruguay, 2023-2024.

Authors :: Frabasile, Sandra
Morel, Noelia
Pérez, Ramiro
Marrero, Lucía Moreira
Burgueño, Analia
Cortinas, María Noel
Bassetti, Lucía
Negro, Raúl
Rodríguez, Sirley
Bórmida, Victoria
Gayo, Valeria
de Souza, Victor Costa
Naveca, Felipe Gomes
Gómez, Mariela Martínez
Gresh, Lionel
Mendez-Rico, Jairo
Chiparelli, Héctor
Delfraro, Adriana
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. Jan2025, Vol. 31 Issue 1, p180-183. 4p.
Publication Year :: 2025
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]