Orthobunyaviruses in the Caribbean: Melao and Oropouche virus infections in school children in Haiti in 2014
Volume: 15, Issue: 6, Pages: e0009494 - e0009494
Published: Jun 16, 2021
Abstract
We report the identification of two orthobunyaviruses, Melao virus (MELV) and Oropouche virus (OROV), in plasma specimens from Haitian children with acute febrile illness who presented during outbreaks caused by alpha- and flaviviruses in 2014. Heretofore not described as a human pathogen, MELV was isolated in cell culture from the plasma of five case patients. OROV RNA was detected in the plasma of an additional child, using an unbiased...
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Title
Orthobunyaviruses in the Caribbean: Melao and Oropouche virus infections in school children in Haiti in 2014
Published Date
Jun 16, 2021
Volume
15
Issue
6
Pages
e0009494 - e0009494
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