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Bookmark or Share- A primer on Oropouche virus - IDSAOropouche fever is also known as sloth fever, after investigators of the original case identified the virus in a three-toed sloth. The virus has a sylvatic cycle, infecting pale-throated sloths, nonhuman primates and birds. It is primarily transmitted through the bite of a midge (Culicoides paraensis) and mosquitoes (Aedes spp) in the Amazon ...
- What Is Sloth Fever? What To Know About Oropouche Virus - UPMC HealthBeatSloth fever, or Oropouche virus disease, is an illness that can develop in people infected with the Oropouche virus. The Oropouche virus spreads primarily through the bites of biting midges and some species of mosquitoes.
- What to know about the Oropouche virus, also known as sloth feverIt has sometimes been called sloth fever because scientists first investigating the virus found it in a three-toed sloth, and believed sloths were important in its spread between insects and...
- What to Know About ‘Sloth Fever,’ the Virus That Has Made ... - HealthIn late 2023, the Oropouche virus—sometimes referred to as “sloth fever”—was identified as the cause of large outbreaks in Amazon regions, where it’s endemic, and new areas in the Caribbean...
- What you need to know about 'sloth fever' after 21 cases confirmed ...What you need to know about 'sloth fever' after 21 cases confirmed among US travelers. The disease is spread to humans by infected biting midges. Health officials are warning Americans about a ...
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