Explained: What is Oropouche virus? Know the symptoms, origin and more

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Oropouche Virus was first identified in 1955 in a 24-year-old forest worker on Trinidad's island.

The virus is transmitted in forested areas between mosquitoes and non-humans like birds, sloths and rodents.

The virus is identified as the cause of large outbreaks in the Amazon region where it used to exist along with some new areas in South America and the Caribbean.

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