Oropouche fever epidemic in Northern Brazil: Epidemiology and molecular characterization of isolates

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-133

  Vasconcelos, Helena B ^a   Azevedo, Raimunda S S ^a   Casseb, Samir M ^a   Nunes Neto, Joaquim P ^a   Chiang, Jannifer O ^a   Cantuária, Patrick C ^a   Segura, Maria N O ^a   Martins, Lívia C ^a   Monteiro, Hamilton A O ^a   Rodrigues, Sueli G ^a   Nunes, Márcio R T ^a   Vasconcelos, Pedro F C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO EVANDRO CHAGAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epidemic; Epidemiology; Molecular characterization; Oropouche fever; Re emergence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARBOVIRUS; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILL; DIZZINESS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FEVER; GENOTYPE; HEADACHE; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OROPOUCHE FEVER; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA VIRUS INFECTION; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TITRATION; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BRAZIL; BUNYAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TESTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOBUNYAVIRUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS; RNA, VIRAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60049094858     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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