Fatal Oropouche Virus Infections in Nonendemic Region, Brazil, 2024
Antônio Carlos Bandeira, Felicidade Mota Pereira, Arabela Leal, Sara P.O. Santos, Ana Cláudia Barbosa, Márcia São Pedro Leal Souza, Daniele Ribeiro de Souza, Natália Rocha Guimarães, Vagner Fonseca, Marta Giovanetti, Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara, André Alvarez A. Lessa, Ramon Costa Saavedra, Luíz Marcelo Ribeiro Tomé, Felipe Campos de Melo Iani, Rivia Mary Barros, Sandra Maria Oliveira da Purificação, Jaciara Prado de Jesus, Ricardo Rosário Fonseca, Márcio Luís Valença Araújo
Abstract
We report acute Oropouche virus infections in 2 previously healthy women from a nonendemic region of Brazil outside the Amazon Basin. Infections rapidly progressed to hemorrhagic manifestations and fatal outcomes in 4-5 days. These cases highlight the critical need for enhanced surveillance to clarify epidemiology of this neglected disease.