Oropouche fever


Oropouche fever

acute febrile illness caused by a species of Bunyavirus.

Oropouche fever

A tropical infection caused by Oropouche virus, genus Orthobunyavirus, a zoonosis similar to dengue fever.
Epidemiology
Transmitted by midges (Culicoides paraensis) and mosquitoes from sloths to humans; occurs in the Amazon, Caribbean and Panama. 30 epidemics of Oropouche fever have been reported, affecting up to one-quarter of a million people.
 
Clinical findings
Chills, headache, anorexia, muscle and joint pain, vomiting and meningismus.

Or·o·pou·che fe·ver

(ōr'ō-pū'shĕ fē'vĕr) Acute febrile illness caused by a species of Bunyavirus.