Seroprevalence of Oropouche virus following the 2024–2025 outbreak in Cuba
摘要
Since 2024, Cuba has suffered concurrent outbreaks of arboviruses, including Oropouche virus (OROV) and dengue virus. Here, to assess population-level susceptibility, 670 age- and sex-matched serum samples from La Habana were analysed, comparing age- and sex-matched pre-OROV outbreak (2020–2021) and post-OROV outbreak (2025) cohorts. OROV-specific IgG detection increased from 0.9% to 13.4%. Age-adjusted estimates suggested an overall seroprevalence of 16.7%, indicating that 2,257-fold more infections had occurred than were detected by early 2025. OROV seroprevalence declined with age, consistent with recent viral introduction into a naive population. By contrast, the detection rate of dengue-virus-specific IgG was high in both cohorts (63.3–78.5%). Detection of OROV-specific IgM in 1.8% of samples from 2025 confirmed ongoing transmission. Overall, these data indicate sustained co-circulation of multiple arboviruses in Cuba, underscoring the urgent need for surveillance and local vaccine development.