The April 2026 issue of The Lancet Regional Health - Americas is now available online!

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In this issue: #USDietaryGuidelines, #NosocomialInfections, #LongCOVID, #OropoucheVirus, #RenalCellCarcinoma, #ColorectalCancer, #LungCancer, #YellowFever, #OpioidUseDisorder, and much more.

Oropouche virus is spreading across the Americas! 🌎 From Brazil to Cuba, this once-rare disease is now causing thousands of cases. With no vaccine and underreporting, we must stay vigilant. Climate change is making it worse! 🦟 #OropoucheVirus #HealthAlert #ClimateChange

#OropoucheVirus (OROV) is a reemerging arbovirus in South America, with cases expanding beyond this region through the importation of #Infections in North America and Europe. Read the study in the Journal of #Infection 👉 www.journalofinfection.com/article/S016...

Neues Virus bedroht Europa: Übertragung durch die Asiatische Tigermücke Der Sommer der Viren: Wiederholt werden Infektionsfälle mit Erregern gemeldet, die bislang unbekannt waren. Jetzt könnte ein weiteres Virus hinzukommen.

Überträger breitet sich schnell aus

Institut warnt vor neuem Virus in Europa

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#Oropouche #Virus #Viren #OropoucheVirus #tigermücke #europa #Infektionskrankheiten

A rainforest virus is going global. “Sloth fever” (Oropouche) has hit 12,000+ cases in 2025, including the UK’s first.

Spread by tiny midges, fueled by deforestation & travel - no vaccine yet.

#OropoucheVirus #USA #UK #SlothFever #TheLolgic

A new protein-based tool - courtesy of @atomicvirology.bsky.social - is boosting the fight against Oropouche virus.

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#oropouchevirus #slothfever

Record rise in travel-related Chikungunya cases in England As many as 73 cases were confirmed between January and June this year

Record Spike in Travel-Linked Chikungunya Cases in England

#ChikungunyaUK #TravelHealth #MosquitoDisease #UKHSA #ChikungunyaAlert #OropoucheVirus #PublicHealth #TravelWarnings

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Oropouche Virus Outbreaks in Northeast Brazil between 2024-25 are characterized by Sustained Transmission and Spread to Newly Affected Areas
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Oropouche virus infects human trophoblasts and placenta explants Nature Communications - Using several complementary models, including human iPSC-derived trophoblasts, trophoblast organoids, and placenta explants, the authors find cytotrophoblasts and...

This is the first lab evidence explaining how OROV may pass from mother to fetus. @PittTweet @PittCVR @MageeWomens #lovevirology @PittPublicHealth
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#Virology #PregnancyResearch #OropoucheVirus #InfectiousDisease #MaternalHealth

This #worldenvironmentday, tune in to our OWOH #podcast with Dr. Daniel Romero-Alvarez of Universidad Internacional SEK in Ecuador, as he explains how deforestation is driving disease spread #Oropouchevirus.

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Doctors raise alarm about rise in “sloth fever” infections linked to birth defects The Oropouche virus has been linked to Zika-like outcomes in pregnant people, with cases more than doubling in 2024

Continued encroachment into wild habitats increases chances for breakouts like this... #NeverGoOutside #OropoucheVirus #Science www.salon.com/2025/03/20/d...

20+ personas regresaron de Cuba con virus transmitido por insectos, informaron oficiales de salud. Todos tenían enfermedad de Oropouche. #OropoucheVirus https://fefd.link/SJ9y2

Oropouche Virus disease, or sloth fever, has reached the US & Europe. Reported cases in the US include 20 in Florida & 1 in NY. #OropoucheVirus https://fefd.link/lIM1M

Oropouche Virus: More Questions than Answers Oropouche virus (genus Orthobunyavirus, family Peribunyaviridae) is an arthropod-borne virus that infects several species of animals and humans, primarily in South America.

#OropoucheVirus: More Questions than Answers.

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#OROV #Orthobunyavirus #OneHealth #vectors #hostpathogeninteractions #vertebratehosts #Zoonoses #Zoonosis #Zoonotics @scienceopen.bsky.social

Oropouche virus goes global: Study exposes new risks from viral reassortment Scientists trace the rapid spread of Oropouche virus beyond the Amazon, revealing its evolution through reassortment and the critical role of human mobility in its transmission.

Oropouche virus goes global: Study exposes new risks from viral reassortment 🚨🧬🌎 www.news-medical.net/news/2025030... #OropoucheVirus #Genomics #VirusEvolution #PublicHealth #Brazil #Epidemiology #VectorBorne #Health #GlobalHealth

Re-emergence of Oropouche virus between 2023 and 2024 in Brazil: an observational epidemiological study These findings provide a comprehensive assessment of Oropouche fever in Brazil and contribute to an improved understanding of the 2023–24 Oropouche virus re-emergence. Our exploratory in-vitro data su...

This week's digest covers an article on the emergence of a new #Oropouchevirus strain in Brazil that spreads easily & evades antibodies better, raising public health concerns.

Read in @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Chagas Disease and Oropouche Virus Disease discussion with Dr. Andres Henao/ Tropical Medicine - MD Roundtable Join me on my podcast as I feature Dr. Andres Henao who is an Infectious Disease specialist and associate Professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical center.  He is also director of ...

🌍 Exciting news! I had the chance to discuss Chagas disease and Oropouche virus disease on this insightful podcast.

🎙️ Dive into the world of global health, tropical medicine, and education with me. Check it out!

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#GlobalHealth #ChagasDisease #OropoucheVirus

Oropouche Virus: More Questions than Answers Oropouche virus (genus Orthobunyavirus, family Peribunyaviridae) is an arthropod-borne virus that infects several species of animals and humans, primarily in South America.

Oropouche Virus: More Questions than Answers

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#animalhealth #hostpathogeninteractions #OneHealth #OropoucheVirus #Zoonoses #Zoonosis #Zoonotics #Zoonoticdiseases @scienceopen.bsky.social

18.11.24 - Panama: Erster Oropouche Fall Am 16. November 2024 hat das Gesundheitsministerium von Panama den ersten menschlichen Fall der Oropouche-Viruserkrankung im Jahr 2024 gemeldet. Die Oropouche-Virus-Krankheit ist eine fieberhafte Erk...

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"Panama: Erster Oropouche Fall"

"Das Oropouche-Virus, das von bestimmten Stechmücken übertragen wird, wurde kürzlich mit möglichen schwerwiegenden Folgen für den Fötus in Verbindung gebracht:"

#OropoucheVirus

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Replication-Competent Oropouche Virus in Semen of Traveler Returning to Italy from Cuba, 2024 Replication-Competent Oropouche Virus in Semen of Traveler Returning to Italy from Cuba, 2024

Replication-Competent #OropoucheVirus in Semen of Traveler Returning to Italy from Cuba, 2024
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Case report: Live Oropouche virus found in semen 16 days after symptom onset

Case report: Live #Oropouchevirus found in semen 16 days after symptom onset www.cidrap.umn.edu/oropouche-vi...

CDC issues interim recommendations to prevent sexual Oropouche virus spread The disease continues to spread in the Americas, with Ecuador and Guyana recently reporting their first cases.

CDC issues interim recommendations to prevent sexual #Oropouchevirus spread www.cidrap.umn.edu/oropouche-vi...

Scientists detect replication-competent Oropouche virus in semen of traveler, sparking transmission fears Researchers confirmed the presence of replication-competent Oropouche virus in semen, raising concerns about potential sexual transmission following a traveler's infection.

Scientists detect replication-competent Oropouche virus in semen of traveler, sparking transmission fears 🦠🌎🧪 www.news-medical.net/news/2024100... #OropoucheVirus #SexualTransmission #EmergingDiseases #PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #Virology

CDC identifies new Oropouche virus cases in U.S. travelers, raising public health concerns The CDC reports 21 new cases of Oropouche virus among U.S. travelers from Brazil and Cuba, highlighting potential health risks and the need for vigilant monitoring and preventive measures.

CDC identifies new Oropouche virus cases in U.S. travelers, raising public health concerns 🦟🌎🩺 www.news-medical.net/news/2024082... #OropoucheVirus #CDC #PublicHealth #TravelAlert #ViralOutbreak #Brazil #Cuba #HealthMonitoring #VectorBorneDiseases #GlobalHealth

Mysterious Oropouche virus is spreading: what you should know The virus is endemic to the Amazon but is now spreading outside the region ― and has been linked to human deaths for the first time. The virus is endemic to the Amazon but is now spreading outside the...

#MedSky🧪#IDSky Mysterious #Oropouchevirus is spreading: what you should know & Why are we only hearing about it now? Is this the biggest outbreak we’ve seen?

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