Fatal Oropouche Virus Infections in Nonendemic Region, Brazil, 2024.

Authors :: Bandeira AC
Pereira FM
Leal A
Santos SPO
Barbosa AC
Souza MSPL
de Souza DR
Guimaraes N
Fonseca V
Giovanetti M
Alcantara LCJ
Lessa AAA
Saavedra RC
Tomé LMR
Iani FCM
Barros RM
Purificação SMO
de Jesus JP
Fonseca RR
Araújo MLV
Source :: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2024 Nov; Vol. 30 (11), pp. 2370-2374. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 13.
Publication Year :: 2024
Abstract: We report acute Oropouche virus infections in 2 previously healthy women from a nonendemic region of Brazil outside the Amazon Basin. Infections rapidly progressed to hemorrhagic manifestations and fatal outcomes in 4-5 days. These cases highlight the critical need for enhanced surveillance to clarify epidemiology of this neglected disease.