Oropouche virus disease outbreaks. Whatever next?

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It's been reported in the UK by the BBC, Lancet, and Nature.

So far, GB News, the Mail or Telegraph (and some on here) have all kept quiet — probably because they've been unable to link it to Sadiq Khan or Starmer's premiership.

I first picked it up from the Washington Post...

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Never heard of this one, till it was mentioned on foreign news channel:-



Oropouche Virus Disease Among U.S. Travelers — United States, 2024 | MMWR (cdc.gov)

During December 2023–June 2024, large Oropouche virus disease outbreaks were recognized in areas with known endemic disease, and the virus emerged in new areas in South America and Cuba where it had not been historically reported (3)

Threat assessment brief: Oropouche virus disease cases imported to the European Union (europa.eu)

In June and July 2024, 19 imported cases of Oropouche virus disease were reported for the first time in EU countries: Spain (12), Italy (5), and Germany (2). Eighteen of the cases had a travel history to Cuba and one to Brazil. Oropouche virus disease is a zoonotic disease caused by the Oropouche virus (OROV). To date, outbreaks of OROV disease have been reported in several countries across South America, Central America and the Caribbean. During 2024,