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Genomic and phenotypic characterization of the Oropouche virus strain implicated in the 2022-24 large-scale outbreak in Brazil.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 2024
Azevedo Elisa de A N, Silva Alexandre F da, Silva Verônica G da, Machado Lais C, de Lima Gustavo B, Ishigami Bruno I M, Silva Keilla M Paz E, Costa Mayara M de O M da, Falcão Diego A, Vasconcelos Andreza P, Silva Clintiano C da, Naveca Felipe G, Bezerra Matheus F, Campos Tulio de L, Acioli-Santos Bartolomeu, Paiva Marcelo H S, de Morais Clarice N L, Wallau Gabriel L
Abstract excerpt
The Orthobunyavirus oropoucheense species encompasses a group of arthropod-borne zoonotic viruses transmitted by biting midges to animals including humans. Several large-scale human outbreaks caused by the prototype member of this species, Oropouche virus (OROV) have been documented since the 1970s and were primarily confined to the Amazon basin. However, since 2022, more widespread OROV outbreaks have been...
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