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The paper characterizes an Oropouche virus strain from the 2023-24 outbreak in Brazil, showing its ability to infect non-human primates and establishing lineage origins from the Amazonas region.

The paper uses machine learning to identify SNVs in immune genes that distinguish sub-Saharan African and Latin American populations, suggesting a genome gradient that may explain the higher incidence of congenital Zika syndrome in Brazil.