Inside the lab at the heart of Louisiana’s mosquito-borne disease prevention network

By: Elise Plunk

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: July 9, 2026

Words: 970

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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Hundreds of meticulously labeled vials filled with mosquitos line colorful plastic trays inside a freezer at the Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory in Baton Rouge.

Each vial sitting atop the frosty shelves, aligned in rows like egg cartons on a grocery store shelf, contains up to a hundred mosquitoes sent to the lab from across the state. Scientists can extract information hidden within the mosquitos’ DNA to help stop the spread of diseases to humans …

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