Oropouche fever
Oropouche fever
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.