Oropouche Virus Isolation, Southeast Brazil

2005124 citationsJournal Articlediamond Open Access

Authors

Márcio Roberto Teixeira Nunes · Instituto Evandro Chagas

Lívia Carício Martins · Instituto Evandro Chagas

Sueli Guerreiro Rodrigues · Instituto Evandro Chagas

Jannifer Oliveira Chiang · Instituto Evandro Chagas

Raimunda do Socorro da Silva Azevedo · Instituto Evandro Chagas

Amélia P. A. Travassos da Rosa · The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos

Abstract

An Oropouche virus strain was isolated from a novel host (Callithrix sp.) in Arinos, Minas Gerais State, southeastern Brazil. The virus was identified by complement fixation test and confirmed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Phylogenetic analysis identified this strain as a genotype III isolate previously recognized only in Panama.

Topics & Keywords

Plant Virus Research Studies Viral Infections and Vectors Vector-Borne Animal Diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Emerging infectious diseases

Volume 11, Issue 10, pp. 1610-1613

DOI: 10.3201/eid1110.050464

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