Outbreak of Oropouche Virus in French Guiana

Oropouche fever is a zoonotic dengue-like syndrome caused by Oropouche virus. In August–September 2020, dengue-like syndrome developed in 41 patients in a remote rainforest village in French Guiana. By PCR or microneutralization, 23 (82.1%) of 28 tested patients were positive for Oropouche virus, do...

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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Mélanie Gaillet, Clara Pichard, Johana Restrepo, Anne Lavergne, Lucas Perez, Antoine Enfissi, Philippe Abboud, Yann Lambert, Laurence Ma, Marc Monot, Magalie Demar, Felix Djossou, Véronique Servas, Mathieu Nacher, Audrey Andrieu, Julie Prudhomme, Céline Michaud, Cyril Rousseau, Isabelle Jeanne, Jean-Bernard Duchemin, Loïc Epelboin, Dominique Rousset
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-10-01
Subjects:
arboviruses
Bunyaviridae
dengue-like syndrome
emergent disease
French Guiana
Latin America
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/10/20-4760_article

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