WHO WARNS OF ORVO AS OUTBREAKS SURGE AND HEALTH RISKS RISE
By Hugo Francisco de Souza
As Oropouche virus outbreaks sweep Brazil, Cuba, and beyond, a major WHO report warns that this overlooked tropical disease could be the next global health emergency.
Study: Risk evaluation of Oropouche virus and its reassortants. Image credit: CI Photos/Shutterstock.com
World Health Organization researchers reviewed current information on the Oropouche virus (OROV), its recent outbreaks, and potential global health impacts in a risk evaluation report.
Background
Oropouche fever is a tropical viral infection caused by the arthropod-transmitted (arbovirus) OROV. First discovered in Trinidad in 1955, the virus generally infects sloths, non-human primates, and birds but can be transmitted to humans via bites from infected midges and possibly mosquitoes.
2025-06-13T14:23:47Z
