First Oropouche fever cases in a Northeastern Brazilian state, April to September 2024
The recent Oropouche fever outbreak in Sergipe State, Northeastern Brazil, represents a significant expansion of the disease beyond the Amazon. This shift in transmission patterns highlights the urgent need to adapt public health strategies and strengthen surveillance efforts to better understand and manage the spread of the Oropouche virus across diverse ecological and climatic settings.
Authors
- Paulo Ricardo Martins‐Filho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8779-0727)
- Cliomar Alves dos Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7993-8664)
- Adriano Antunes de Souza Araújo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9665-9923)
- Thialla Andrade Carvalho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3301-5060)
- Marco Aurélio de Oliveira Góes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0953-9320)
- Lucindo José Quintans‐Júnior (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5155-938X)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Sergipe (BR)
- Governo do Estado de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1590/s1678-9946202567027
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico