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Positive samples were subjected to viral isolation in cell culture and whole-genome sequencing using next-generation sequencing. Phylogenetic and molecular clock analyses were performed to characterise viral lineages and evolutionary relationships.  FINDINGS Two samples tested positive for arboviruses by RT-qPCR: one SLEV sample from the state of Amazonas, which showed a low viral load, preventing virus isolation and sequencing, and one Madariaga virus (MADV) sample from the state of Par\u00e1, which could be isolated and sequenced. The isolated agent belongs to lineage III of EEEV, showing most similarity to strains from Guyana and Argentina.  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