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First outbreak of Oropouche Fever reported in a non-endemic western region of the Peruvian Amazon: Molecular diagnosis and clinical characteristics

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
Introduction: Oropouche fever is an under-reported and emerging infectious disease caused by Oropouche virus (OROV). Its incidence is under-estimated mainly due to clinical similarities with other endemic arboviral diseases and the lack of specific ...
Wilmer Silva-Caso, Miguel Angel Aguilar-Luis, Carlos Palomares-Reyes, Fernando Mazulis, Claudia Weilg, Luis J. del Valle, Jaquelin Espejo-Evaristo, Fernando Soto-Febres, Johanna Martins-Luna, Juana del Valle-Mendoza   +9 more
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Exploring the challenge of diagnosing and tracking Oropouche virus during Brazil’s largest recorded dengue epidemic in 2024

Virology Journal
Background In 2024, Brazil experienced its largest dengue virus (DENV) epidemic alongside the widest spread of Oropouche virus (OROV) to date. This scenario may have strongly impacted public health surveillance efforts, as DENV and OROV infections often ...
Pablo Cantalice Santos Farias, Gabriel Caruso Novaes Tudella, Thaísa Regina Rocha Lopes, Ketlyn Rafaeli Aquino Cardoso, Lianna da Rocha Rosa, Felipe Pedro de Jesus Loeblein, Tomás Henrique Pasini Roso, Edmilson Ferreira de Oliveira-Filho, Eduardo Furtado Flores, José Valter Joaquim Silva Júnior   +9 more
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Oropouche virus cases identified in Ecuador using an optimised qRT-PCR informed by metagenomic sequencing.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Oropouche virus (OROV) is responsible for outbreaks of Oropouche fever in parts of South America. We recently identified and isolated OROV from a febrile Ecuadorian patient, however, a previously published qRT-PCR assay did not detect OROV in the patient
Emma L Wise, Sully Márquez, Jack Mellors, Verónica Paz, Barry Atkinson, Bernardo Gutierrez, Sonia Zapata, Josefina Coloma, Oliver G Pybus, Simon K Jackson, Gabriel Trueba, Gyorgy Fejer, Christopher H Logue, Steven T Pullan   +13 more
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Addressing the emerging threat of Oropouche virus: implications and public health responses for healthcare systems

Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines
Oropouche fever is an increasingly significant health concern in tropical and subtropical areas of South and Central America, and is primarily spread by midge vectors.
Olalekan John Okesanya, Blessing Olawumi Amisu, Olaniyi Abideen Adigun, Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed, Abdulmajeed Opeyemi Agboola, Tolga Kab, Gilbert Eshun, Bonaventure Michael Ukoaka, Tolutope Adebimpe Oso, Jerico Bautista Ogaya, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno   +10 more
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Primeiro registro de epidemias causadas pelo vírus Oropouche nos Estados do Maranhão e Goiás, Brasil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1989
Os autores descrevem a ocorrência de epidemias causadas pelo vírus Oropouche (ORO) nos Estados do Maranhão (MA) e Goiás (GO) em 1988. 36 amostras de vírus foram obtidas a partir da inoculação do sangue de 120 pacientes em camundongos recém nascidos.
Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos, Jorge Fernando Soares Travassos da Rosa, Sueli Corrêa Guerreiro, Nicolas Dégallier, Elizabeth Salbé Travassos da Rosa, Amélia Paes de Andrade Travassos da Rosa   +5 more
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Oropouche Virus: An Emerging Orthobunyavirus

Journal of General Virology
On 2 February 2024, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization issued an epidemiological alert on rising Oropouche virus (OROV) infections in South America. By 3 August 2024, this alert level had escalated from medium to high. OROV has been a public health concern in Central and South America since its emergence in Brazil in the ...
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Case series of Oropouche fever among travellers returning from Cuba to Spain, 2024

Eurosurveillance
Oropouche fever is a vector-borne disease endemic in Central and South America. Infection with Oropouche virus (OROV) was confirmed in June and July 2024 in 13 patients travelling from Cuba to Spain.
on behalf of the Spanish-OROV Study Group
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ISEV2026 Abstract Book

Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, Volume 15, Issue S1, June 2026.
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Mysterious Oropouche virus: Transmission, symptoms, and control

Infectious Medicine
The Oropouche virus (OROV) is a new zoonotic arbovirus that mostly affects Brazil and nearby countries. Since its discovery in 1955, it has caused more than 500,000 infections, with symptoms ranging from fever and headache to serious neuroinvasive disorders such as meningitis and encephalitis.
Sejal Porwal, Rishabha Malviya, Sathvik Belagodu Sridhar, Javedh Shareef, Tarun Wadhwa   +4 more
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OROPOUCHE FEVER OUTBREAK IN BRAZIL IN 2024: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW WITH META-ANALYSIS OF CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Introduction/Objectives: Oropouche fever (OROV) is a neglected arboviral disease transmitted by Culicoides paraensis, with sylvatic and urban cycles. Although initially considered benign, outbreaks recorded in Brazil in 2023 and 2024 revealed an increase
Gianna Freire Mazuco, Marcela de Lima Pereira, Ticiane Nicoli de Cristo, Luanda Nielly Correa, Gabriela Pacheco, Gabrielle Persi Solano, João Felipe Fiametti, Ligia Maria Senigalia Bacca, Lorena Eduarda Lino de Figueiredo, Carolina Pereira Dittert Borges, Ana Clara Moreno Amorin, Flávia Eloah Martins da Silva, Iara Godofredo   +12 more
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