Conclusions (LaCrosse in Illinois)

• Spatial aggregation around Peoria area

• Hot spots in small towns around Peoria

• Cases associated with wooded ravines (vegetation cover and slope)

• Risk habitat provide

(in proximity to human residence):

1. mosquito larval sites (tree holes),

2. mosquito amplification sites (tires),

3. reservoir host (chipmunks) sites

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