Oropouche virus cases rise in Brazil and Peru

28 March 2024

Brazil and Peru continue to report more infections involving the oropouche virus, which is spread by biting midges and certain types of mosquitoes. Brazilian labs have identified the virus in over 2,000 samples, mostly from people living in the Amazonas states in the NW region, where the oropouche virus is endemic. Read more

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South America

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