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Identification of Oropouche Orthobunyavirus in the cerebrospinal fluid of three patients in the Amazonas, Brazil.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Apr 2012
Bastos Michele de Souza, Figueiredo Luiz Tadeu Moraes, Naveca Felipe Gomes, Monte Rossicleia Lins, Lessa Natália, Pinto de Figueiredo Regina Maria, Gimaque João Bosco de Lima, Pivoto João Guilherme, Ramasawmy Rajendranath, Mourão Maria Paula Gomes
Abstract excerpt
Oropouche fever is the second most frequent arboviral infection in Brazil, surpassed only by dengue. Oropouche virus (OROV) causes large and explosive outbreaks of acute febrile illness in cities and villages in the Amazon and Central-Plateau regions. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from 110 me...
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