ScienceNode on Nostr: Death in Brazil: Oropouche virus disease is transmitted through the bites of infected ...

Death in Brazil: Oropouche virus disease is transmitted through the bites of infected Culicoides paraensis midges. "There have been no reports in the world's scientific literature of deaths from the disease."

https://www.dw.com/en/death-in-brazil-what-is-oropouche-fever/a-69466634?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf

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Why did an obscure virus explode in Latin America? New study offers clues

Major genetic changes may have made the Oropouche more virulent, researchers say #press

https://www.science.org/content/article/why-did-obscure-virus-explode-latin-america-new-study-offers-clues?utm_source=press.coop