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Volume 32, Number 9—September 2026

Research Letter

Emergence of Oropouche Virus, Venezuela, 2025

Pierina D’Angelo1, Lieska Rodríguez1, Víctor Alarcón, Yoneira Sulbarán, Norca García, Giulianna Antonelli, Marwan Aguilar, Martha Bravo, Zoila C. Moros, Carmen L. Loureiro, Ferdinando Liprandi, José L. Zambrano, Rossana C. Jaspe, and Flor H. PujolComments to Author 
Author affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Higiene “Rafael Rangel,” Caracas, Venezuela (P. D’Angelo, L. Rodríguez, V. Alarcón, N. García, G. Antonelli, M. Aguilar, M. Bravo); Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas (Y. Sulbarán, Z.C. Moros, C.L. Loureiro, F. Liprandi, J.L. Zambrano, R.C. Jaspe, F.H. Pujol)

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Figure 1

Locations of Oropouche virus cases detected in Venezuela, 2025. The numbers represent the cases detected. The cases were detected in the Portugesa and Miranda states. The first detected Oropouche virus case was from January 27, 2025, although official notification was performed in March 2025, when sequences were available. Inset shows location of Venezuela in the Americas.

Figure 1. Locations of Oropouche virus cases detected in Venezuela, 2025. The numbers represent the cases detected. The cases were detected in the Portugesa and Miranda states. The first detected Oropouche virus case was from January 27, 2025, although official notification was performed in March 2025, when sequences were available. Inset shows location of Venezuela in the Americas.

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1These first authors contributed equally to this article.

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