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- Title
Outbreak of Oropouche Virus in French Guiana.
- Authors
Gaillet, Mélanie; Pichard, Clara; Restrepo, Johana; Lavergne, Anne; Perez, Lucas; Enfissi, Antoine; Abboud, Philippe; Lambert, Yann; Ma, Laurence; Monot, Marc; Demar, Magalie; Djossou, Felix; Servas, Véronique; Nacher, Mathieu; Andrieu, Audrey; Prudhomme, Julie; Michaud, Céline; Rousseau, Cyril; Jeanne, Isabelle; Duchemin, Jean-Bernard
- Abstract
Oropouche 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.
- Subjects
FRENCH Guiana; VIRUSES; RAIN forests; FEVER; ARBOVIRUSES; BUNYAVIRUSES
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021, Vol 27, Issue 10, p2711
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2710.204760