Oropouche virus detection in saliva and urine

Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2020 Feb 27:115:e190338. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760190338. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

Oropouche virus (OROV) is an arthropod-borne virus of the Peribunyaviridae family, transmitted to humans primarily by Culicoides paraensis. It is one of the main arboviruses infecting humans in Brazil, primarily in the Amazon Region. Here, we report the detection of OROV in the saliva and urine of a patient whose samples were collected five days after the onset of symptoms. Nucleotide sequencing and phylogenetic analysis further confirmed the results. To our knowledge, this is the first study reporting the detection of OROV in the saliva and urine of an infected patient. In addition, the results of our study expand the current knowledge pertaining to the natural history of Oropouche fever.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Base Sequence
  • Bunyaviridae Infections / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Orthobunyavirus / genetics*
  • Orthobunyavirus / isolation & purification*
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Viral / genetics
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Saliva / virology*
  • Urine / virology*

Substances

  • RNA, Viral

Supplementary concepts

  • Oropouche orthobunyavirus