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Sporadic Oropouche Infection, Acre, Brazil
1 Feb 2009
Abstract excerpt
To the Editor: Oropouche virus (OROV), a member of the Bunyaviridae family, Orthobunyavirus genus, Simbu serogroup, is transmitted to humans in urban areas by the biting midge Culicoides paraensis and causes epidemic acute febrile disease (1). Since its first isolation in Trinidad in 1955 (2), OROV has been associated with large outbreaks in South and Central America; half a million cases have been described...
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