Dr. Yong describes the symptoms of ‘Oropuch Fever’ as similar to dengue fever. Advice on how to protect yourself |

Prof. Yong Phuworawan, Head of the Specialist Center in Clinical Physiology Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University I talked about this through Yong Poovorawan’s personal Facebook page about Orophus disease, which is caused by an insect-borne virus. In addition, the symptoms of this disease are similar to dengue fever. with severe symptoms as well

Prof. said. Yong Phuworawan the message: Oropouche fever found in an outbreak in Latin America It has not yet been found in Thailand that Oropuche disease (Oropuche) is not a new disease. and outbreaks have been found in Latin American countries. Especially Brazil and countries in Latin America. It is caused by a virus of the genus Orthobunyavirus that is carried by insects and causes symptoms called Dengue fever-like symptoms include fever, headache, and body aches. And some people may have joint pain. Nausea and vomiting And there may be a rash. Most cases are mild and go away on their own. One death was recently reported in Brazil. Before that, most had only mild symptoms. The insect is the gnat (Culicoides paraensis).

In addition, Dr. Dr. Yong Phuworawan another message that From a study by the Le Chula Virus Center that is being done A method to diagnose Oropuch and Mayaro using real-time RT-PCR by synthesizing viral RNA as a control group . which was examined in patients with symptoms similar to dengue fever Test and found that there was no dengue fever. Fever, joint pain, mosquito bites and Zika virus fever samples collected from 2019 to 2024, a total of 1,013 samples, did not detect Orophus and Mayaro diseases in even one sample.

However, at this time the center is still conducting research studies. and he can diagnose quickly Doctor with a suspected patient or that you have a fever after returning from a Latin American country The center will be happy to check you. who will study the two diseases together as well..

Thanks for the info: Yong Poovorawan