What we know about Oropouche virus after first deaths

The first-ever deaths from the Oropouche virus, a little-known disease spread by the bites of infected midges and mosquitoes, have been recorded in Brazil. Here is what we know about the virus so far. What happened? Two women under 30 years old from the Brazilian state of Bahia have become the first known people to have died from the virus, Brazil’s health ministry said on Thursday. They showed symptoms similar to dengue, another mosquito-borne virus which is often confused with Oropouche. What is it? The virus was first detected in Trinidad and Tobago in 1955. It is transmitted mostly through Read More