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History of Oropouche Virus Disease: From a Neglected Amazonian Infection to an Emerging Arboviral Threat
Introduction Oropouche virus disease (OROV) is an emerging arboviral infection caused by Oropouche orthobunyavirus. Although Oropouche virus has remained a tropical disease of South America for most of the period, it has been responsible for numerous outbreaks across Central America and Europe in recent days. Historical records estimate that more than 500,000 human infections have…
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Oropouche Virus: The Emerging Tropical Diseae Expanding Beyond the Amazon
As the world is focused on dengue, malaria, Zika, chikungunya, and other viral infections, a viral infection is rapidly gaining attention of scientists and public health authorities is Oropouche virus disease. The growing number of Oropouche virus outbreaks have raised concerns across Americas and even Europe. It is estimated that more than half a million…