New genetic signature reveals a tropical virus on the move
October 25, 2024
October 25, 2024
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 25 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
For the first time, scientists have tracked the dispersion of the Oropouche virus in the Brazilian Amazon region, an important first step to control future outbreaks of a disease with more than 100,000 reported cases since the 1960s.
The researchers followed a new genetic variant of the virus, and showed that it spread through the movement of both insect vectors and humans, according to the study . . .
For the first time, scientists have tracked the dispersion of the Oropouche virus in the Brazilian Amazon region, an important first step to control future outbreaks of a disease with more than 100,000 reported cases since the 1960s.
The researchers followed a new genetic variant of the virus, and showed that it spread through the movement of both insect vectors and humans, according to the study . . .