A tiny insect called a midge spreads the disease, and the earliest known case dates back to 1955 in a forest worker near a ...

The sudden surge of the Oropouche virus in 2023, infecting 23,000 people, has raised concerns about a potential large-scale ...

Oropouche virus, or sloth fever, is still found mostly in a few countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. However, travelers can bring it home if they become infected while ...

The resurfacing of a 70-year-old disease has become a cause of public concern with 23,000 confirmed cases. Here is what you ...

Once confined to the Amazon region, the mysterious insect-borne virus that causes Oropouche fever has been expanding its range since late 2023, raising international concern.There have been more ...

Mosquitos could spread more disease in the U.S. as their season gets longer 04:09. The Oropouche virus, a potentially fatal disease also referred to as "sloth fever," has made its way to the ...

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

Up to late July, Brazil had recorded 7,236 cases of oropouche fever in 20 states, most of which, however, were recorded in Amazonas and Rondônia. In 2023, Brazil recorded about 840 cases.

More than 20 U.S. travelers returning from Cuba have tested positive for Oropouche virus, also named sloth fever, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday, as the little ...

Oropouche virus (pronounced o-ro-push) is transmitted via midge and mosquito bites to animals and humans, making it an arbovirus. The disease is known colloquially as “sloth fever,” as those ...

Sloth fever is an informal name for Oropouche virus infections first found in Trinidad and Tobago in 1955. The virus spreads by midges and mosquito bites and is endemic in central and eastern ...

The Oropouche virus causes sloth fever, which is transmitted by biting flies and mosquitoes. Here’s what health officials have to say about the new warnings.