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  1. #Oropouche Virus (OROV) in #Pregnancy: An Emerging Cause of #Placental & #Fetal #Infection Associated with #Stillbirth & #Microcephaly following Vertical Transmission, Viruses: mdpi.com/1999-4915/16/9/1435

    This communication examines biology, epidemiology, & clinical features of #OROV, summarizes the 2023–24 epidemic, & describes reported cases of vertical transmission & #congenital infection, fetal death, and #microcephaly in pregnant women with Oropouche fever,...

  2. [Correspondence] #Oropouche virus #genomic #surveillance in #Brazil thelancet.com/journals/laninf/

    OROV is an #orthobunyavirus transmitted by bites of #Culicoides paraensis. OROV is endemic to N region of Brazil and is found in other countries, including #Peru, #Panama, & #Trinidad-Tobago. OROV is causative agent of Oropouche fever, a mild disease characterised by symptoms, such as fever, headache, nausea, diarrhoea, vomiting, dizziness, myalgia, & #photophobia. Cases of #meningoencephalitis...