Since late 2023 and throughout 2024, an Oropouche virus (OROV) outbreak in the Americas has left many public health officials unprepared to respond due to the unprecedented number of confirmed cases.
In the WHO region of the Americas, OROV outbreaks and thousands of cases have been confirmed across Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, and Cuba, and imported cases have been detected in travelers in the USA and Europe.
Oropouche is spread primarily by the bite of infected midges and mosquitoes.
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