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April 12, 2025
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Oropouche Virus (OROV): Expanding Threats, Shifting Patterns, and the Urgent Need for Collaborative Research in Latin America

Publicated to:Viruses-Basel. 17 (3): 353- - 2025-02-28 17(3), DOI: 10.3390/v17030353

Authors: Freitas, Andre Ricardo Ribas; Schwartz, David A; Neto, Antonio Silva Lima; Rodrigues, Rosana; Cavalcanti, Luciano Pamplona Goes; Alarcon-Elbal, Pedro Maria

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CEU Univ, Univ Cardenal Herrera CEU, Fac Vet Med, Dept Anim Prod & Hlth Publ Vet Hlth & Food Sci & T, Calle Tirant Lo Blanc 7, Alfara Del Patriarca 45115, Valencia, Spain - Author
Ctr Univ Christus, Fac Med, BR-60160 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil - Author
Fac Sao Leopoldo Mand, Campinas, SP, Brazil - Author
Perinatal Pathol Consulting, Atlanta, GA 30342 USA - Author
Univ Fortaleza, Ctr Ciencias Saude, BR-60811 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil - Author
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Abstract

Recent outbreaks of Oropouche virus (OROV) in Latin America demonstrate shifting epidemiological trends, with increasing clinical severity and geographic expansion driven by environmental and anthropogenic factors, many of which remain uncertain. Viral evolution with new reassortant strains, changes in vectors, environmental degradation, and human activities have been postulated as factors that have facilitated its spread into new areas beyond the Amazon Basin. Multiple reports starting in July 2024 of pregnant women with Oropouche fever developing vertical infections and adverse perinatal outcomes, including placental infection, stillbirth, and fetal infections with microcephaly and malformation syndromes, have reinforced the public health significance of this disease. Here, we describe the evidence surrounding this re-emerging epidemic threat, examine these changes, and propose specific strategies for enhanced surveillance and a public health response.

Keywords

AnimalsArbovirusBunyaviridae infectionsBunyavirusCommunicable diseases, emergingCongenital infectionDisease outbreaksEmerging zoonotic diseaseFemaleHumansLatin americaOropouche virusOrthobunyavirusPregnancyPregnancy complications, infectiousPublic healthVertical transmissioVertical transmission

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Viruses-Basel due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category .

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-08-03:

  • WoS: 1
  • Scopus: 3
  • Europe PMC: 1

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-08-03:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 15 (PlumX).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Brazil; Iran; United States of America.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (Alarcón Elbal, Pedro María).