"Until recently, the virus was mostly contained around the Amazon River," said study co-author Ana Bento, an assistant professor at Cornell University. "In 2023–24, we started to see the pathogen spread in other areas in Brazil. We also started to see a higher magnitude of cases, from a few hundred to a few thousand."

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What is Oropouche virus? The emerging threat is raising concern among health officials

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What is Oropouche virus? The emerging threat is raising concern among health officials

A little-known disease spread by insect bites has turned deadly, and health officials are sounding the alarm.

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Altre virus importat en aquesta època de globalització arriba a la península. #Oropuche Estem parlat de casos importats, no de virus amb cicle autòcton com ja són #WestNile o #VFHCC (aka #CrimeaCongo). Clar que abans d'endèmics aquests foren al·lòctons. https://ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2024-WCP-0037%20Final.pdf
S'ha de dir que aquest increment de la circulació porta més de mig any en dansa a països sud-americans si bé circula des de molt abans (veure... https://paho.org/es/documentos/alerta-epidemiologica-oropouche-region-americas-2-febrero-2024) fins que sembla que ha saltat al Carib (Cuba).