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Case Reports
. 2024 Nov;43(11):2233-2237.
doi: 10.1007/s10096-024-04941-5. Epub 2024 Sep 14.

Report of an unusual association of Oropouche Fever with Guillain-Barré syndrome in Cuba, 2024

José Raúl de Armas Fernández  1 , Carilda Emilia Peña García  2 , Belsy Acosta Herrera  3 , Iliovanys Betancourt Plaza  4 , Yaimara Gutiérrez de la Cruz  5 , Sonia Resik Aguirre  6 , Vivian Kourí Cardellá  7 , María Guadalupe Guzmán Tirado  8
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Report of an unusual association of Oropouche Fever with Guillain-Barré syndrome in Cuba, 2024

José Raúl de Armas Fernández et al. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2024 Nov.

Abstract

Oropouche virus is the aetiological agent of Oropouche fever. At present, this is currently considered one of the most important vector-borne diseases in Latin America. On 27 May 2024, the Ministry of Public Health of Cuba reported the first ever outbreak of Oropouche fever. In this report, we describe three human cases of Oropouche virus infection with symptoms and signs of neurological disease and clinical diagnosis of Guillain-Barré Syndrome. This study offers insights regarding that Oropouche virus is a causal agent of neurological disorders and it could be involved in the etiology of the Guillain-Barré Syndrome.

Keywords: Cuba; Guillain-Barré; Oropouche; Orthobunyavirus.

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