Oropouche infection a neglected arbovirus in patients with acute febrile illness from the Peruvian coast.
Johanna Martins-LunaJuana Mercedes Del Valle-MendozaWilmer Silva-CasoIsabel SandovalLuis J Del ValleCarlos Palomares-ReyesHugo Carrillo-NgIsaac Peña-TuestaMiguel Angel Aguilar-LuisPublished in: BMC research notes (2020)
OROV was detected in 26.4% (131/496) of serum samples from patients with AFI. Co-infections with Dengue virus (7.3%), Zika virus (1.8%) and Chikungunya (0.2%) were observed. The most common clinical symptoms reported among the patients with OROV infections were headache 85.5% (112/131), myalgia 80.9% (106/131), arthralgia 72.5% (95/131) and loss of appetite 67.9% (89/131). Headache and myalgia were predominant in all age groups. Both OROV infections and co-infections were more frequent in May, June and July corresponding to the dry season of the region.