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Regulatory Category- Federal:
Immediately Notifiable
Regulatory Category- Province or Territory:
Immediately Notifiable;
Reportable
Susceptible Animal Types:
Equine;
Human
Animal Class:
Terrestrial
Disease Agent:
Western equine encephalomyelitis
Event Size:
>15 premises/locations
Topics:
Endemic;
Vector/Vector-borne;
Zoonotic
Start Date
Dec/19/2023
End Date
Feb/08/2024
Website
PAHO epidemiological update 8 February 2024
PAHO Epidemiological update - Western Equine Encephalitis in the Region of the Americas - 8 February 2024
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization
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PAHO/WHO warned about circulating WEE virus in South America on Dec 19, 2023 with an update on Jan 10, 2024. In this epidemiological update dated Feb 8, 2024, there are multiple outbreaks in horses and confirmed cases in humans. As of Feb 5, 2024, there were 1,419 outbreaks in horses in Argentina, 1.018 in Uruguay and 1 in Brazil.