Known as the Oropouche virus or Sloth Fever, this mosquito-borne illness has no known cure, and medical professionals have been put on notice amidst growing concerns. The American CDC and the ...

As of Aug. 16, there have been 21 cases of Oropouche virus disease, sometimes called "sloth fever," detected among U.S. travelers returning from Cuba, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...

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 ...

U.S. health officials are warning travelers about a potentially deadly insect-borne virus known as sloth fever. A new indictment against former President Donald Trump is a reaction to a Supreme ...

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 ...

They all had Oropouche virus disease, also known as sloth fever. None have died, and there is no evidence that it’s spreading in the United States. But officials are warning U.S. doctors to be ...

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 ...

(James Gathany/CDC via AP) FILE - Two baby three-toed sloths and the teddy bear which functions as their surrogate mother are cared for at a wildlife center in Alajuela, Costa Rica, Tuesday, April 20, ...

The virus has also been reported this year in Bolivia, Peru and Colombia. Dubbed "sloth virus" or "sloth fever" by some, the virus is usually transmitted in forested areas between mosquitoes and ...

Sloth fever has come to Florida, according to the Florida Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. While that sounds exciting for sloth lovers, "sloth fever" refers ...

It is endemic to the Amazon basin region of South America, particularly in forested areas where transmission is maintained in a cycle between insects and other hosts such as rodents, sloths and birds.

At least 30 travelers from Cuba have brought cases of a potentially deadly virus known as “sloth fever” to Florida this year, including 10 just in the past week. The virus, also known as ...