Oropouche virus detection in saliva and urine.

Oropouche virus detection in saliva and urine. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2020;115:e190338 Authors: Nascimento VAD, Santos JHA, Monteiro DCDS, Pessoa KP, Cardoso AJL, Souza VC, Abdalla LF, Naveca FG Abstract Oropouche virus (OROV) is an arthropod-borne virus of the Peribunyaviridae family, transmitted to humans primarily by Culicoides paraensis. It is one of the main arboviruses infecting humans in Brazil, primarily in the Amazon Region. Here, we report the detection of OROV in the saliva and urine of a patient whose samples were collected five days after the onset of symptoms. Nucleotide sequencing and phylogenetic analysis further confirmed the results. To our knowledge, this is the first study reporting the detection of OROV in the saliva and urine of an infected patient. In addition, the results of our study expand the current knowledge pertaining to the natural history of Oropouche fever. PMID: 32130368 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz Source Type: research