Assessing the vector competence of Italian Culex pipiens and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes for the re-emerging Oropouche virus

Assessing the vector competence of Italian Culex pipiens and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes for the re-emerging Oropouche virus

Abstract Background In 2024, Italy reported its first five cases of Oropouche fever in travelers returning from Cuba and Brazil. The Oropouche virus (OROV), an emerging Orthobunyavirus of the Peribunyaviridae family, is a zoonotic arbovirus responsible for febrile illnesses in humans, often misdiagn...

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Main Authors: Elisa Mancuso, Francesco Severini, Luciano Toma, Giulia Marsili, Francesca Casale, Concetta Castilletti, Federico Giovanni Gobbi, Antonello Amendola, Christina Merakou, Martina Del Manso, Flavia Riccardo, Giulietta Venturi, Marco Di Luca, Claudia Fortuna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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OROV
Experimental infection
Virus transmission
Emerging arbovirus
Italy
Reassortant strain
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06912-x
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