HEALTHJul 9 · 17:00 UTCLOUISIANA ILLUMINATORElise Plunk

Inside the lab at the heart of Louisiana’s mosquito-borne disease prevention network

The Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory analyzes thousands of mosquito samples to track and prevent the spread of diseases like West Nile virus. The lab processes up to 25,000 vials annually, testing for pathogens in mosquitoes collected from 30 parishes, using DNA analysis to inform public health responses.

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Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic LaboratoryorganizationTarra HardypersonAlma RoypersonLouisiana Arbovirus Surveillance ProgramorganizationWest Nile virustopicEastern equine encephalitistopicSt. Louis encephalitistopicLouisiana State Universityorganization

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