Open AccessFirst outbreak of Oropouche Fever reported in a non-endemic western region of the Peruvian Amazon: Molecular diagnosis and clinical characteristics
Author(s) -
Wilmer Silva-Caso,
Miguel Ángel Aguilar-Luis,
Carlos Palomares-Reyes,
Fernando Mazulis,
Claudia Weilg,
Luís J. del Valle,
Jaquelin Espejo-Evaristo,
Fernando SotoFebres,
Johanna Martins-Luna,
Juana del Valle-Mendoza
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.04.011
Subject(s) - outbreak , amazon rainforest , geography , virology , environmental health , medicine , biology , ecology
Oropouche fever is an under-reported and emerging infectious disease caused by Oropouche virus (OROV). Its incidence is under-estimated mainly due to clinical similarities with other endemic arboviral diseases and the lack of specific diagnostic tests. We report the first outbreak of Oropouche fever in a western region of the Peruvian Amazon in Huanuco, Peru.
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