Orthobunyaviruses in the Caribbean: Melao and Oropouche virus infections in school children in Haiti in 2014.
We report the identification of two orthobunyaviruses, Melao virus (MELV) and Oropouche virus (OROV), in plasma specimens from Haitian children with acute febrile illness who presented during outbreaks caused by alpha- and flaviviruses in 2014. Heretofore not described as a human pathogen, MELV was...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:dfabe912eabf4bc48af6da47db09fad0 2023-05-15T15:02:53+02:00 Orthobunyaviruses in the Caribbean: Melao and Oropouche virus infections in school children in Haiti in 2014. Maha A Elbadry Ricardo Durães-Carvalho Gabriela M Blohm Caroline J Stephenson Julia C Loeb Sarah K White Taina Telisma Sonese Chavannes Valery M Beau De Rochars Marco Salemi J Glenn Morris John A Lednicky 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009494 https://doaj.org/article/dfabe912eabf4bc48af6da47db09fad0 EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009494 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0009494 https://doaj.org/article/dfabe912eabf4bc48af6da47db09fad0 PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 6, p e0009494 (2021) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009494 2022-12-31T05:50:29Z We report the identification of two orthobunyaviruses, Melao virus (MELV) and Oropouche virus (OROV), in plasma specimens from Haitian children with acute febrile illness who presented during outbreaks caused by alpha- and flaviviruses in 2014. Heretofore not described as a human pathogen, MELV was isolated in cell culture from the plasma of five case patients. OROV RNA was detected in the plasma of an additional child, using an unbiased sequencing approach, with phylogenetic inference suggesting a close relationship with strains from Brazil. Abdominal pain was reported by four case patients with MELV infections, with lymphadenopathy noted in two cases. Our findings document the occurrence of these orthobunyaviruses within the Caribbean region and highlight the critical importance of surveillance with viral genome sequence analyses to identify outbreaks caused by these and other emerging viruses. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15 6 e0009494 |
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We report the identification of two orthobunyaviruses, Melao virus (MELV) and Oropouche virus (OROV), in plasma specimens from Haitian children with acute febrile illness who presented during outbreaks caused by alpha- and flaviviruses in 2014. Heretofore not described as a human pathogen, MELV was isolated in cell culture from the plasma of five case patients. OROV RNA was detected in the plasma of an additional child, using an unbiased sequencing approach, with phylogenetic inference suggesting a close relationship with strains from Brazil. Abdominal pain was reported by four case patients with MELV infections, with lymphadenopathy noted in two cases. Our findings document the occurrence of these orthobunyaviruses within the Caribbean region and highlight the critical importance of surveillance with viral genome sequence analyses to identify outbreaks caused by these and other emerging viruses. |
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Maha A Elbadry Ricardo Durães-Carvalho Gabriela M Blohm Caroline J Stephenson Julia C Loeb Sarah K White Taina Telisma Sonese Chavannes Valery M Beau De Rochars Marco Salemi J Glenn Morris John A Lednicky |
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Maha A Elbadry Ricardo Durães-Carvalho Gabriela M Blohm Caroline J Stephenson Julia C Loeb Sarah K White Taina Telisma Sonese Chavannes Valery M Beau De Rochars Marco Salemi J Glenn Morris John A Lednicky |
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Orthobunyaviruses in the Caribbean: Melao and Oropouche virus infections in school children in Haiti in 2014. |
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Orthobunyaviruses in the Caribbean: Melao and Oropouche virus infections in school children in Haiti in 2014. |
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Orthobunyaviruses in the Caribbean: Melao and Oropouche virus infections in school children in Haiti in 2014. |
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Orthobunyaviruses in the Caribbean: Melao and Oropouche virus infections in school children in Haiti in 2014. |
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Orthobunyaviruses in the Caribbean: Melao and Oropouche virus infections in school children in Haiti in 2014. |
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