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ABVC Disease Alert Issue No. 6 - Oropouche Virus Infection in Brazil

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ABVC Disease Alert Issue No. 6 - Oropouche Virus Infection in Brazil

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July 29, 2024

ABVC Disease Alert Issue No. 6 - Oropouche Virus Infection in Brazil

Time Period Covered July 29, 2024 - July 29, 2024

Oropouche virus, part of the Simbu serogroup of Orthobunyavirus in the Peribunyaviridae family, was first detected in 1955 in Trinidad and Tobago. Endemic to the Amazon basin, outbreaks were reported in Brazil, Panama, and Peru before 2000, with evidence of animal infections in Colombia and Trinidad. Oropouche virus is endemic to the Amazon basin.

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