Oropouche fever case tops 10,000 in the Americas, Ecuador and Guyana report cases for the first time
Through the first nine months of 2024, a total of 10,275 confirmed Oropouche cases, including two deaths, were reported in the Region of the Americas.
Confirmed cases were reported in nine countries: Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (n= 356 cases), Brazil (n= 8,258 cases, including two deaths), Canada (n= 2 imported cases), Colombia (n= 74 cases), Cuba (n= 555 cases), Peru (n= 936 cases), and the United States of America (n= 90 imported cases).
New countries reporting cases include Ecuador (n= 2 cases), Guyana( n=2 cases).
In the past month, an additional 423 Oropouche cases were reported in seven countries.
Cases and consequences of vertical transmission of Oropouche virus infection (OROV) have been reported in Brazil and Cuba and are currently under investigation. Brazil reported 13 fetal deaths, three spontaneous miscarriages, and four cases of congenital anomalies and, in September, Cuba confirmed a case of congenital anomaly.
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