Evidence of Oropouche Orthobunyavirus Infection, Colombia, 2017
Doris Gómez‐Camargo, Jorge Egurrola, Cristopher D. Cruz, Dina Popuche, Margarita M. Ochoa-Díaz, Carolina Guevara, Maria Cristina Carlan da Silva, Eugenio J. Abente, Julia S. Ampuero
Abstract
We describe an Oropouche orthobunyavirus infection in a women 28 years of age in Colombia. We confirmed the diagnosis by viral isolation, quantitative reverse transcription PCR, and phylogenetic analysis of the small, medium, and large genomic segments. The virus is related to a strain isolated in Ecuador in 2016.
Topics & Concepts
OrthobunyavirusVirologyMedicineVirusViral Infections and VectorsVector-Borne Animal DiseasesMosquito-borne diseases and control