Oropouche virus: A re-emerging arbovirus of clinical significance
Oropouche virus is a re-emerging arbovirus that has caused sporadic epidemics of febrile human disease in South America and the Caribbean. In the first six months of 2024, more than 8000 confirmed human cases of Oropouche virus disease (OVD) were reported in endemic regions in addition to Cuba, a country not previously reporting cases [1]. In parallel to the increase of cases in endemic regions, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) recently reported the first imported cases of OVD into Europe with 19 cases identified in Spain, Italy, and Germany related to recent travel to Cuba and Brazil, both areas currently experiencing outbreaks [2].
