| oropouche virus transmission in the amazon river basin of peru. | seroepidemiologic studies were conducted to determine the prevalence of oropouche (oro) viral antibody, risk factors, and the incidence of infection among residents of the amazon region of peru. blood samples, as well as demographic, cultural, and medical history data, were collected from residents in a sector of the city of iquitos and in an adjacent rural and three neotropical rain forest communities. blood specimens were obtained approximately one year later from a cohort of the same study su ... | 1997 | 9080872 |
| venezuelan equine encephalitis and oropouche virus infections among peruvian army troops in the amazon region of peru. | an outbreak of a febrile illness characterized by headache, ocular pain, myalgia, and arthralgia occurred during june 1994 among peruvian army troops in northern peru. on june 14-16, 1994, clinical data and blood samples were obtained from eight soldiers with a febrile illness, and from 26 others who had a history of febrile illness during the past three months. a follow-up blood sample was obtained 107 days later from four of the febrile and seven of the afebrile soldiers. serum samples were te ... | 1997 | 9230800 |
| epidemiology of endemic oropouche virus transmission in upper amazonian peru. | a cross-sectional serosurvey of a rural community near iquitos, peru was conducted to determine oropouche (oro) virus antibody prevalence and risk factors for human infection. venous blood samples, and demographic, social, and risk factor data were obtained from people age five years of age and older who lived in the village of santa clara on the nanay river, a tributary of the amazon river. sera were tested for oro viral antibody by an elisa. the specificity of viral antibody reactivity was det ... | 1998 | 9840586 |
| oropouche virus: clinical, epidemiological, and molecular aspects of a neglected orthobunyavirus. | oropouche virus (orov) is an important cause of arboviral illness in latin american countries, more specifically in the amazon region of brazil, venezuela and peru, as well as in other countries such as panama. in the past decades, the clinical, epidemiological, pathological, and molecular aspects of orov have been published and provide the basis for a better understanding of this important human pathogen. here, we describe the milestones in a comprehensive review of orov epidemiology, pathogene ... | 2017 | 28167595 |