Emerging Diseases

📌 What is XCV? 📋 How Was It Discovered? 🩺 Clinical Presentation ⚠️ Why It Matters 🔍 Next Steps 🧭 Public Health Implications While still early in its discovery, XCV reminds us that tick-borne viruses can emerge unexpectedly—and surveillance for novel agents is essential, especially in regions with active vector exposure.

🦠 OverviewOropouche fever is caused by the Oropouche virus (OROV), an arbovirus transmitted mainly by biting midges (Culicoides spp.) and possibly other vectors. First identified in the Amazon region, it’s now spreading into urban areas across Latin America, and even shows up in travelers to the U.S., Canada, and Europe vox.com+1en.wikipedia.org+1. 📈 Why it’s new