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Alma Roy
Coverage of Alma Roy in the Nexus archive.
- 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.