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The article discusses a new illness named "sloth fever," which is actually called Oropouche fever. The disease is caused by the Oropouche virus and is transmitted by biting midges. The virus primarily circulates in sloths, non-human primates, and birds.
by Gertrud U. Rey Recent news headlines have featured a mysterious and presumably new illness termed “sloth fever.” More aptly named Oropouche fever, the disease is caused by Oropouche virus (OROV), an arthropod-borne virus that is transmitted primarily through the biting midge Culicoides paraensis. OROV typically circulates in sloths, non-human primates, and birds, but it …