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Oropouche fever epidemic in Northern Brazil: epidemiology and molecular characterization of isolates.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Feb 2009
Vasconcelos Helena B, Azevedo Raimunda S S, Casseb Samir M, Nunes-Neto Joaquim P, Chiang Jannifer O, Cantuária Patrick C, Segura Maria N O, Martins Lívia C, Monteiro Hamilton A O, Rodrigues Sueli G, Nunes Márcio R T, Vasconcelos Pedro F C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Oropouche fever virus is an important arbovirus associated with febrile disease that re-emerged in 2006 in several municipalities of Pará State, Bragantina region, Amazon, Brazil, 26 years after the last epidemic. OBJECTIVE: To investigate an Oropouche fever outbreak in this region. STUDY DESIGN: A serologic survey and prospective study of acute febrile cases were performed in Magalhães Barata (urban...
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