Article
Oropouche virus detection in saliva and urine
Registro en:
NASCIMENTO, Valdinete alves do et al. Oropouche virus detection in saliva and urine. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, v. 115, e190338, 5p, 2020.
0076-0274
10.1590/0074-02760190338
1678-8060
Autor
Nascimento, Valdinete Alves do
Santos, João Abdalla
Monteiro, Dana Cristina da Silva
Pessoa, Karina Pinheiro
Cardoso, Antonio José Leão
Souza, Victor Costa
Abdalla, Lígia Fernandes
Naveca, Felipe Gomes
Resumen
Oropouche virus (OROV) is an arthropod-borne virus of the Peribunyaviridae family, transmitted to humans primarily
by Culicoides paraensis. It is one of the main arboviruses infecting humans in Brazil, primarily in the Amazon Region. Here,
we report the detection of OROV in the saliva and urine of a patient whose samples were collected five days after the onset of
symptoms. Nucleotide sequencing and phylogenetic analysis further confirmed the results. To our knowledge, this is the first
study reporting the detection of OROV in the saliva and urine of an infected patient. In addition, the results of our study expand
the current knowledge pertaining to the natural history of Oropouche fever.