Co-Circulation of 2 Oropouche Virus Lineages, Amazon Basin, Colombia, 2024

Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Nov;30(11):2375-2380. doi: 10.3201/eid3011.240405. Epub 2024 Oct 2.

Abstract

In early 2024, explosive outbreaks of Oropouche virus (OROV) linked to a novel lineage were documented in the Amazon Region of Brazil. We report the introduction of this lineage into Colombia and its co-circulation with another OROV lineage. Continued surveillance is needed to prevent further spread of OROV in the Americas.

Keywords: Amazon Basin; Colombia; Leticia; Oropouche virus; fever; lineages; outbreak; reassortant; reassortment; sequencing; vector-borne infections; viruses; zoonoses.

MeSH terms

  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Bunyaviridae Infections* / epidemiology
  • Bunyaviridae Infections* / virology
  • Colombia / epidemiology
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Humans
  • Orthobunyavirus* / classification
  • Orthobunyavirus* / genetics
  • Phylogeny*

Supplementary concepts

  • Oropouche orthobunyavirus