As cases surged in 2024 in Brazil, reports also emerged of deaths and babies born with microcephaly and other congenital malformations linked to Oropouche virus infection.
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Viral infections are on the rise and spreading across the globe.
Climate-caused heat and floods help disease-carrying insects spread to new places.
Oropouche virus is transmitted to humans through mosquitoes and midges.
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Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases, University of Virginia
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Virologista e pesquisador Instituto D'Or de Pesquisa e Ensino e, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
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