Oropouche infection a neglected arbovirus in patients with acute febrile illness from the Peruvian coast

Martins-Luna J.; Del Valle-Mendoza J.; Silva-Caso W.; Sandoval I.; Del Valle L.J.; Palomares-Reyes C.; Carrillo-Ng H.; Peña-Tuesta I.; Aguilar-Luis M.A. · BMC Research Notes (2020) · DOI: 10.1186/s13104-020-4937-1

Resumen

Objective: To evaluate the frequency of infection caused by the Oropouche virus (OROV) in 496 patients with acute febrile disease (AFI), whose samples were obtained for the analysis of endemic arboviruses in a previous investigation carried out in 2016. Results: OROV was detected in 26.4% (131/496) of serum samples from patients with AFI. Co-infections with Dengue virus (7.3%), Zika virus (1.8%) and Chikungunya (0.2%) were observed. The most common clinical symptoms reported among the patients with OROV infections were headache 85.5% (112/131), myalgia 80.9% (106/131), arthralgia 72.5% (95/131) and loss of appetite 67.9% (89/131). Headache and myalgia were predominant in all age groups. Both OROV infections and co-infections were more frequent in May, June and July corresponding to the dry season of the region.

Instituciones: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas