Oropouche fever diagnosed in Milan, Italy in returning travellers from Rio de Janeiro, March 2024, and Cuba, July 2024

We describe two cases of Oropouche fever in travellers from Brazil, late March 2024, and from Cuba, July 2024. The Oropouche virus was carried outside the Americas before the Cuba outbreak, requiring screening in febrile travellers from Latin America. Studies on possible vectors and reservoirs in ne...

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Published in:Journal of travel medicine Vol. 31; no. 7
Main Authors: Mancon, Alessandro, Gagliardi, Gloria, Giacomelli, Andrea, Vezzosi, Luigi, Gori, Andrea, Antinori, Spinello, Cereda, Danilo, Gismondo, Maria Rita, Mileto, Davide
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Oxford University Press 19.10.2024
Subjects:
Chikungunya virus
Dengue fever
Fever
Infectious diseases
Patients
Serology
Travel medicine
Travellers
Urban areas
West Nile virus
Zika virus
Brazil
Cuba
Italy
Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Milan Italy
Oropouche fever
epidemics
emerging viruses
vector borne infections
globalization
ISSN:1195-1982, 1708-8305, 1708-8305
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Summary:We describe two cases of Oropouche fever in travellers from Brazil, late March 2024, and from Cuba, July 2024. The Oropouche virus was carried outside the Americas before the Cuba outbreak, requiring screening in febrile travellers from Latin America. Studies on possible vectors and reservoirs in new areas should be implemented.
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ISSN:1195-1982
1708-8305
1708-8305
DOI:10.1093/jtm/taae115