A little-known virus known as ‘sloth fever’ is spreading rapidly in South America and has already been reported in several ...

A potentially deadly virus known as “sloth fever” has US officials on alert after Florida reported 20 travel-related cases, including nine last week. Oropouche virus is spread through the ...

The Oropouche virus, a potentially fatal disease also referred to as "sloth fever," has made its way to the United States, prompting questions about what Americans should know. On Tuesday ...

Oropouche virus disease, sometimes called Oropouche fever or sloth fever, is an illness caused by the Oropouche virus that’s spread mostly by biting midges. Oropouche virus is found mostly in ...

U.S. health officials are warning travelers about a potentially deadly insect-borne virus known as sloth fever that has infected 21 U.S. residents returning from Cuba and thousands more in South ...

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A disease transmitted by mosquitoes — the Oropouche virus, also known as sloth fever — has been detected in the United States. Travelers returning to the U.S. from Cuba contracted the virus in ...

Once confined to the Amazon region, the mysterious insect-borne virus that causes Oropouche fever ... in Brazil from a blood sample taken from a sloth. Since the 1960s, it has been identified ...

Parents hearing about the Oropouche or 'sloth virus' for the first time, might naturally be concerned. We spoke to a Doctor to find out how it might affect children and what caregivers need to know.

Oropouche, a.k.a. sloth virus, has been detected in Europe for the first time. The disease can cause intense symptoms that come on fast. There is no vaccine or treatment for the sloth virus.

More cases of the Oropouche virus disease, also known as sloth fever, are being reported in the United States this year among travelers returning from Cuba and Brazil. The viral disease ...

with travel-associated cases being identified in the U.S. The CDC said there has been no evidence of it spreading in the U.S. The virus also goes by the name "sloth fever" because it's found in ...