Tag: Oropouche

• Wednesday, October 16th 2024 - 21:49 UTC

  Oropouche virus detected in Brazil could belong to new variant

  

  Brazilian scientists said this week that the samples of the Oropouche virus recently detected in South America's largest country could belong to a new variant. According to the latest study on the subject published in The Lancet, the recent increase in cases “could be linked to a new recombinant Oropouche virus, with an increased capacity to replicate.” These findings would be in line with a similar work published last month in Nature.

• Tuesday, May 7th 2024 - 10:37 UTC

  Paraguayan health authorities warn of another disease transmitted by mosquitoes

  

  Paraguayan health authorities said the number of dengue cases was declining. Still, they told the population to look out for oropouche, another mosquito-borne virus that causes symptoms similar to those of dengue. Instead of the Aedes Aegypti, or pouches is carried by the Culicoides Paraensis mosquito.