Oropouche fever

Definition:

Oropouche fever is an infectious disease caused by Oropouche virus (OROV), an orthobunyavirus in the order Bunyavirales of -ssRNA viruses, and transmitted by mosquitoes and biting midges. OROV was first isolated in 1955 in Trinidad and Tobago.

References:

[1]. Daniel Romero-Alvarez, et al. Oropouche fever, an emergent disease from the Americas. Microbes Infect. 2018 Mar;20(3):135-146. [Content Brief]

[2]. Hercules Sakkas, et al. Oropouche Fever: A Review. Viruses. 2018 Apr 4;10(4):175. [Content Brief]

[3]. Jorge Fernando Travassos da Rosa, et al. Oropouche Virus: Clinical, Epidemiological, and Molecular Aspects of a Neglected Orthobunyavirus. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 May;96(5):1019-1030. [Content Brief]

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