Oropouche Virus–Associated Aseptic Meningoencephalitis, Southeastern Brazil

Vernal, Sebastian; Martini, Camila C.R.; da Fonseca, Benedito A.L.

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Oropouche Virus–Associated Aseptic Meningoencephalitis, Southeastern Brazil

Published Date:

Feb 2019

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 25(2):380-382

Language:

English

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Personal Authors:

Vernal, Sebastian ; Martini, Camila C.R. ; da Fonseca, Benedito A.L. ;

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Pubmed ID:

30666950

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC6346467

Description:

Oropouche fever is a neglected arthropodborne disease and zoonosis responsible for several outbreaks of a febrile disease in Central and South America. We present a clinical case of aseptic meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent patient that resulted from Oropouche virus acquired in northern Brazil but diagnosed in a nonendemic region.

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Journal Article

Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Place as Subject:

Brazil

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