Orthobunyaviruses in the Caribbean: Melao and Oropouche virus infections in school children in Haiti in 2014.

Orthobunyaviruses in the Caribbean: Melao and Oropouche virus infections in school children in Haiti in 2014.

We report the identification of two orthobunyaviruses, Melao virus (MELV) and Oropouche virus (OROV), in plasma specimens from Haitian children with acute febrile illness who presented during outbreaks caused by alpha- and flaviviruses in 2014. Heretofore not described as a human pathogen, MELV was...

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Main Authors: Maha A Elbadry, Ricardo Durães-Carvalho, Gabriela M Blohm, Caroline J Stephenson, Julia C Loeb, Sarah K White, Taina Telisma, Sonese Chavannes, Valery M Beau De Rochars, Marco Salemi, J Glenn Morris, John A Lednicky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-06-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009494

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