Oropush fever, which is spreading rapidly in Europe, is not dangerous for Russia. This is about Pravda.Ru It has been said virologist, head of the genome engineering laboratory at MIPT Pavel Volchkov.
He explained that the carrier of the disease is the mosquito-like midge Culicoides paraensis (biting midge), which lives in the Caribbean islands, tropical regions, Latin America and Central American countries.
“We still have cautious optimism that this disease will not spread to other regions precisely because of its limited area of ​​distribution. In the case of Russia, we have a more serious expectation that the disease will not spread in our region because it is very cold here,” Volchkov explained.
According to him, tourists could bring the infection into the country, but it is unlikely to spread here as sloths and other animals are considered natural reservoirs of the virus.
August 17 Daily Mail wroteIn the summer of 2024, 19 Europeans were reported to have contracted the Oropouche virus, which circulates among sloths and birds. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), five cases of Oropouche infection have been reported in Italy, two in Germany and 12 in Spain. Outside Europe, eight thousand cases have been documented since January 2024, the majority in South and Central America.
Previously Rospotrebnadzor named The risk of Oropush fever spreading in Russia is minimal.
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