New little known A deadly virus called Oropouche virus, carried by infected flies and mosquitoes, is spreading rapidly around the world.
This information was reported by Nst.com, as reported by URA-Inform.
Brazil has recorded the world's first death from the Oropuche virus. The country's health ministry said Thursday that two women have died from the virus, which is spread by infected flies and mosquitoes.
Epidemiologists are worried and sounding the alarm. Brazil has reported 5,530 cases this year, compared with 836 for all of 2023. Bolivia, Colombia and Peru are also seeing rising numbers. Although the virus has traditionally been endemic in the Amazon, it is now affecting people far from the rainforest.
This rapid spread of the pathogen has scientists and health experts worried. For scientists studying Oropuche fever, the virus’s resurgence is not a big surprise.
“What we are seeing is a chronicle of a supposed tragedy,” the virologist said.
How far Oropuche fever can spread is unknown. Scientists are concerned that as the virus spreads, it may undergo genetic changes that will make it more dangerous.
The genomes of most insect-borne viruses consist of only one segment of RNA, but the Oropouche virus has three. When two different strains infect a single cell, they can swap the segments, resulting in a new and dangerous combination of genes.
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