Update: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 27 August that more than 20 US travellers returning from Cuba have been identified as having Oropouche virus. Once confined to the ...

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Canadians flying to popular locales like Cuba are being warned to take precautions against insects that spread the rare and potentially deadly Oropouche virus, also called Oropouche fever.

More than 8,000 cases of Oropouche virus have been reported this year as of August 1. Most have been in South America, but infections are also spreading in countries where it hasn’t been seen ...

Cases of "sloth virus" have been reported in the U.S. and Europe for the first time. But what is it? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

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 ...

A mysterious virus once confined to the Amazon is now spreading more widely around the Americas, after undergoing genetic changes that may make it more potent. Until recently, Oropouche virus was ...

A man has died and public parks are being closed after cases of a deadly mosquito-borne virus in two US states. The man died in New Hampshire after being hospitalised due to "severe central ...

Oropouche virus is also known as ‘sloth fever’ but is found in a number of other animals in the wild (Credit: Getty Images) A mysterious virus once confined to the Amazon is now spreading more ...

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Recent infections from the Eastern equine encephalitis virus are worrying health officials. Severe cases can be deadly or leave lasting injuries. By Teddy Rosenbluth Residents of 10 communities in ...