Vegetation loss and the 2016 Oropouche fever outbreak in Peru
BACKGROUND Oropouche virus causes Oropouche fever, an arboviral disease transmitted mainly by midges of the genus Culicoides and Culex mosquitoes. Clinical presentation of Oropouche fever in humans includes fever, headache, rash, myalgia, and in rare cases spontaneous bleeding and aseptic meningitis...
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
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| Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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