Concerns and implications of Oropouche virus infection during pregnancy: A call for further research and public health action

. 2024 Dec 7:63:101549.

doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101549. eCollection 2025 Feb.

Beema T Yoosuf¹, Rachana Mehta^{2

3}, Sanjit Sah^{4

5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Center for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
² Clinical Microbiology, RDC, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, Haryana, 121004, India.
³ Dr Lal PathLabs - Nepal, Chandol-4, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, 44600, Nepal.
⁴ SR Sanjeevani Hospital, Kalyanpur, Siraha, 56517, Nepal.
⁵ Department of Paediatrics, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed-to-be-University), Pimpri, Pune - 411018, Maharashtra, India.
⁶ Department of Public Health Dentistry, Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed-to-be-University), Pimpri, Pune, 411018, Maharashtra, India.

Beema T Yoosuf et al. New Microbes New Infect. 2024.

. 2024 Dec 7:63:101549.

doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101549. eCollection 2025 Feb.

Beema T Yoosuf¹, Rachana Mehta^{2

3}, Sanjit Sah^{4

5

6}

¹ Center for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
² Clinical Microbiology, RDC, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, Haryana, 121004, India.
³ Dr Lal PathLabs - Nepal, Chandol-4, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, 44600, Nepal.
⁴ SR Sanjeevani Hospital, Kalyanpur, Siraha, 56517, Nepal.
⁵ Department of Paediatrics, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed-to-be-University), Pimpri, Pune - 411018, Maharashtra, India.
⁶ Department of Public Health Dentistry, Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed-to-be-University), Pimpri, Pune, 411018, Maharashtra, India.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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Hassan IN. Hassan IN. New Microbes New Infect. 2025 Apr 15;65:101587. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2025.101587. eCollection 2025 Jun. New Microbes New Infect. 2025. PMID: 40290899 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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