Epidemiology of Emergent Madariaga Encephalitis in a Region with Endemic Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis: Initial Host Studies and Human Cross-Sectional Study in Darien, Panama

• Amy Y. Vittor ,

  * E-mail: Amy.vittor@medicine.ufl.edu

  Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America, Institute for Human Infections and Immunity and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

  ⨯
• Blas Armien,

  Affiliations Department of Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies, Panama City, Panama, Universidad Interamericana de Panama, Panama City, Panama

  ⨯
• Publio Gonzalez,

  Affiliation Department of Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies, Panama City, Panama

  ⨯
• Jean-Paul Carrera,

  Affiliation Department of Research in Virology and Biotechnology, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies, Panama City, Panama

  ⨯
• Claudia Dominguez,

  Affiliation Department of Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies, Panama City, Panama

  ⨯
• Anayansi Valderrama,

  Affiliation Department of Medical Entomology, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies, Panama City, Panama

  ⨯
• Greg E. Glass,

  Affiliation Department of Geography, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

  ⨯
• Davis Beltran,

  Affiliation Department of Research in Virology and Biotechnology, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies, Panama City, Panama

  ⨯
• Julio Cisneros,

  Affiliation Department of Research in Virology and Biotechnology, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies, Panama City, Panama

  ⨯
• Eryu Wang,

  Affiliation Institute for Human Infections and Immunity and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

  ⨯
• Alex Castillo,

  Affiliation Department of Research in Virology and Biotechnology, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies, Panama City, Panama

  ⨯
• Brechla Moreno,

  Affiliation Department of Research in Virology and Biotechnology, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies, Panama City, Panama

  ⨯
• Scott C. Weaver

  Affiliation Institute for Human Infections and Immunity and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

  ⨯