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Ohio Amish may be disproportionately at risk for La Crosse virus infection

2026-01-16 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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La Crosse virus (LACV) causes the majority of pediatric arboviral encephalitis cases in the United States, with Ohio historically reporting the highest incidence of LACV neuroinvasive disease (LACV-ND). To identify county-level risk factors, we analyzed two decades (2003-2023) of Ohio surveillance data across all 88 counties using spatial statistical methods. Land-use correlation screening identified deciduous forest cover ({rho} = 0.36, adjusted p = 0.006) and pasture/hay cover ({rho} = 0.37, a...

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