Outbreak of Oropouche Virus in French Guiana

Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Oct;27(10):2711-2714. doi: 10.3201/eid2710.204760.ABSTRACTOropouche fever is a zoonotic dengue-like syndrome caused by Oropouche virus. In August-September 2020, dengue-like syndrome developed in 41 patients in a remote rainforest village in French Guiana. By PCR or microneutralization, 23 (82.1%) of 28 tested patients were positive for Oropouche virus, documenting its emergence in French Guiana.PMID:34545800 | DOI:10.3201/eid2710.204760

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - September 21, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: M élanie Gaillet Clara Pichard Johana Restrepo Anne Lavergne Lucas Perez Antoine Enfissi Philippe Abboud Yann Lambert Laurence Ma Marc Monot Magalie Demar Felix Djossou V éronique Servas Mathieu Nacher Audrey Andrieu Julie Prudhomme C éline Michaud Cyr Source Type: research