From prototype to outbreak: conserved pathogenesis of Oropouche virus in a novel murine pregnancy model highlights its public health implications
Gunter, K. B.; Bowen, J. M.; Clarke, A. T.; McFarlane, M.; Omoga, D. C. A.; Pozuelos, S.; Rogers, L. M.; Aronoff, D. M.; Vornhagen, J.; Brennan, B.; Tilston, N. L.
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Oropouche virus (OROV) is an emerging orthobunyavirus responsible for widespread outbreaks across South and Central America. The recent surge in congenital infections has raised urgent concerns about OROVs threat to maternal and fetal health. Here, we establish an in vivo model of OROV vertical transmission using the ancestral (prototype) strain BeAn19991 in immunocompetent C57BL/6J mice. We demonstrate that OROV efficiently replicates in maternal tissues, crosses the maternal-fetal interface, and infects both placental and fetal tissues. Parallel infections in human trophoblast-derived cell lines confirm conserved placental tropism across the ancestral strain and a contemporary (outbreak) isolate from the current outbreak. Importantly, we show that vertical transmission is not a recently acquired trait but a long-standing feature of OROV biology. Offspring born to infected dams mount neutralizing antibody responses and exhibit partial protection upon challenge. These findings conclusively confirm OROV as a vertically transmissible arbovirus, highlighting the urgent need to integrate OROV into surveillance, diagnostic, and vaccine preparedness efforts.
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