Research across Oropouche Virus Disease
Related studies from across the Oropouche Virus Disease family.
IL-10 Levels Predict Mortality in Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia
Higher IL-10 Levels Linked to Worse Outcomes in SFTS Patients
Meta-analysis of 1,270 SFTS patients shows IL-10 levels significantly higher in non-survivors, with SMD 2.08, suggesting prognostic value.
High levels of a specific protein called IL-10 are linked to higher mortality rates in patients with severe fever and thrombocytopenia syndr…
Corticosteroids, IVIG, antibiotics, and mechanical ventilation are associated with higher odds of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis
Corticosteroids and IVIG Linked to Higher Risk of Lung Infection
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 10 articles evaluates the risk of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (SAPA) in patients with sever…
New data shows that certain treatments like corticosteroids and IVIG are linked to a higher risk of lung infections in patients with SFTS.
Three-variable stratification tool identifies risk of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in SFTS patients
New Tool Helps Identify Fungal Infection Risk in SFTS Patients
This meta-analysis and systematic review evaluates a three-variable diagnostic stratification tool for identifying invasive pulmonary asperg…
A new diagnostic tool helps doctors identify patients with severe fever and thrombocytopenia who are at higher risk for a specific fungal in…
Environmental and social factors influence arbovirus proliferation in changing climate conditions
Rising Temperatures Push Dangerous Viruses Into New Communities
This review examines how environmental and social factors, including increasing temperatures and urbanization, affect the proliferation of a…
Warming weather pushes dangerous insect-borne viruses into new areas, making early warning systems and vaccines more critical than ever for …
Observational study evaluates clinical prediction models for dengue, chikungunya, and Oropouche fever in Brazil
New Tool Helps Doctors Tell Dengue, Chikungunya, and Oropouche Fever Apart
This observational study analyzed surveillance data from Espirito Santo state, Brazil, involving 465,280 observations to assess clinical pre…
A new online tool can tell apart dengue, chikungunya, and Oropouche fever using simple symptoms, helping doctors make faster, more accurate …
Peripheral immune patterns in severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome reveal plasma cell expansion
Doctors find a unique immune cell clue that predicts severe fever outcomes
This cohort study of 24 patients with SFTS and healthy controls found marked activation and exhaustion of T cells, expansion of T peripheral…
A rare immune cell spike predicts severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome, offering a new way to track patient recovery and guide treatm…
Meta-analysis finds high prevalence of zoonotic diseases in African pastoralist livestock systems
Three Deadly Animal-Linked Diseases Hiding in Plain Sight Across Africa
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 34 studies in African pastoralist systems found high prevalence rates for Rift Valley fever and Cri…
Three deadly livestock diseases hide in African pastoral communities, where women face the highest risk despite official counts suggesting t…
CCHFV detected in Hyalomma ticks in western Spain with 1.54% infection rate
Study finds Crimean-Congo fever virus in ticks from western Spain
A retrospective surveillance study of 3,183 ticks from western Spain found Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus exclusively in Hyalomma lus…
Ticks in western Spain carry Crimean-Congo fever virus, found mostly in red deer and one specific tick type, prompting health officials to k…