First case of Oropouche fever detected in the international border region of the Colombian Amazon: clinical characteristics and molecular diagnosis
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 119: e230221, 2024. graf
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES We report the first case of Oropouche fever detected in the border region of Colombia. METHODS Using a multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), genetic sequencing and clinical characteristics during the dengue epidemic in 2019, a total of 175 samples were analysed, from cases notified to the system epidemiological surveillance such as dengue. FINDINGS The Oropouche virus (OROV) isolate from Leticia belongs to lineage 2 according to both M and S genome segments maximum likelihood (ML) analysis, shares a common ancestor with samples obtained in Esmeraldas, Ecuador and Turbaco, Colombia. The patient a woman resident in the border neighbourhood of the municipality of Leticia had the following symptoms fever, headache, retro-orbital pain and myalgias. MAIN CONCLUSION This cross-border surveillance can be useful to give an alert about the entry or exit of arboviruses circulation in the region, which are often underreported in public health surveillance systems.
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01-internacional
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LILACS
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Colombia
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En
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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PARASITOLOGIA
Year:
2024
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Article
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