Travelers are encouraged to take the proper precautions. Health experts sound alarm over new 'sloth fever' threat lurking in ...

Emerging Infectious Diseases reported the detection of replication-competent Oropouche virus ribonucleic acid (RNA) material in the semen of a febrile man who had recently travelled to Cuba.

Oropouche virus, a new infectious disease, has been reported in travellers from Canada and the United States who visited Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, and Cuba. An article published in CMAJ (Canadian ...

So far, the majority of cases have been reported in Brazil, but the virus has also been detected in Bolivia, Colombia and ...

The spatiotemporal ecology of Oropouche virus across Latin America: a multidisciplinary, laboratory-based, modelling study. The Lancet Infectious Diseases , 2025; DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(25)00110 ...

Oropouche virus, a new infectious disease, has been reported in travelers from Canada and the United States who visited Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, and Cuba. An article published in CMAJ (Canadian ...

Zika virus can be spread this way, though the viruses are entirely different species. A 42-year-old Italian man who visited Cuba in July 2024 contracted Oropouche fever, with tests revealing he ...

The Oropouche virus, nicknamed “sloth fever,” is emerging as a concern for anyone packing their bags for South and Central America or Caribbean getaways. While most of us worry about more ...

Doctors are raising the alarm over an incurable virus that is spreading through popular vacation hotspots. The oropouche virus, also known as 'sloth fever', has been reported in American patients ...

According to the bulletin, the criteria considered to update the regional risk level for Oropouche fever include potential risk to human health. The clinical presentation of the virus in most ...

In 2024, 7,236 cases of oropouche fever were recorded ... the rest being in Bolivia, Peru, Cuba, and Colombia. Symptoms of this virus ”include sudden onset of fever, headache, joint stiffness ...

Like the dengue and Zika viruses, Oropouche virus causes a febrile illness. There are recent indications that infections during pregnancy can cause damage to unborn babies. Researchers at Charité ...