An adult pale-throated sloth hangs from a tree. Sloth virus spreads through the bite of infected midges (pictured). Oropouche virus was first detected in 1955. ((Alamy/PA)) More than 20 new cases ...

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More than 20 new cases of sloth fever were reported in the United States this week. Some 21 travelers returning from Cuba were found to have the disease, officially known as Oropouche virus ...

Oropouche virus disease, as it is officially known, has been dubbed ‘sloth fever’ because the tree-dwelling animals that live in South America are thought to be an animal host for it.

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 ...

The CDC is sending out a warning about the Oropouche virus — also known as “sloth fever” — as several cases have been reported in Florida A potentially deadly virus known as “sloth fever ...

International authorities are issuing warnings about "sloth fever" or Oropouche virus disease, after an increase in cases in South America, US and Europe. The illness is primarily transmitted by ...