What is the oropouche virus - known as 'sloth fever' - and why is it spreading?

15 August 2024

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By Camilla Foster, PA Media

A warning was issued after an increase in reported cases of the oropouche virus in five countries.

An emerging virus dubbed ‘sloth fever’ has caused some alarm, after the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control reported that 19 imported cases of the disease have been found in the European Union for the first time - in Spain (12), Italy (5), and Germany (2).







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