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#Oropouche virus disease – Region of the #Americas
Source: World Health Organization, https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2024-DON545
Situation at a glance
Since the last Disease Outbreak News on this event was published on 23 August 2024, three additional countries and one territory (Ecuador, Guyana, Panama and Cayman Island) have reported confirmed Oropouche virus disease in the Region of the Americas in 2024. In addition, imported Oropouche cases have been reported from Canada, the United States of America and countries of the European Region. As of 25 November 2024, a total of 11 634 confirmed Oropouche cases, including two deaths, have been reported in the Region of the Americas, across ten countries and one territory: Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Peru and the United States of America. Based on available information, WHO assesses the overall public health risk posed by this virus to be high at the regional level and low at the global level. As the arbovirus season is starting in the region, WHO urges countries at risk to strengthen epidemiological and entomological surveillance and to reinforce preventive measures in the population. This is crucial due to the geographical expansion of the virus and the possible new vectors and transmission routes, including vertical transmission, that could affect both the general population and vulnerable groups, such as pregnant women, their fetuses, and newborns.
Description of the situation
Since the last Disease Outbreak News on this event was published on 23 August 2024, three additional countries and one territory (Ecuador, Guyana, and Panama) have reported confirmed Oropouche virus disease in the Region of the Americas. In addition, imported Oropouche cases were reported from the Cayman Islands, Canada, the United States of America and a few countries in the European Region.
Between 1 January and 25 November 2024, 11 634 confirmed Oropouche cases, including two deaths, have been reported in the Region of the Americas: Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (356 cases), Brazil (9563 cases, including two deaths), Canada (two imported cases), Cayman Island (one imported case), Colombia (74 cases), Cuba (603 cases), Ecuador (two cases), Guyana (two cases), Panama (one case), Peru (936 cases), and the United States of America (94 imported cases). Additionally, imported Oropouche cases have been reported in countries in the European Region (30 cases) (1).
Cases and consequences of vertical transmission of Oropouche virus infection have been reported in Brazil and Cuba. Brazil has confirmed three cases of vertical transmission (two cases of fetal death and one case of congenital anomaly) and reported that under investigation are 15 fetal deaths, five spontaneous miscarriages, and three cases of congenital anomalies.[1] Additionally, in September, Cuba confirmed a case of congenital anomaly with two further cases under investigation.
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Source: Servicio de Noticias en Salud, https://boletinaldia.sld.cu/aldia/2024/09/25/la-oms-informa-de-un-aumento-del-89-en-los-casos-de-viruela-del-mono-en-europa-en-agosto-con-espana-a-la-cabeza/
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”A nivel global, desde el 1 de enero de 2022 hasta el 31 de agosto de 2024, se han notificado a la OMS un total de 106 310 casos de mpox confirmados por laboratorio, incluidos 234 fallecimientos, procedentes de 123 países de las seis regiones de la OMS, aunque la nueva variante clado Ib solo está presente en algunos países de la región africana. La tasa mundial de casos confirmados en este periodo es del 0,2 %.”
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