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Sloth fever is in Europe – what is it and how worried should we be?

Thousands of cases of the Oropouche virus, dubbed 'Sloth Fever,' have been reported around the world this year, including 21 in the US and 19 in Europe, all of whom are believed to have contracted the virus while traveling to Cuba and Brazil.

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Sloth Fever comes from insects like midges and mosquitoes, who then transmit it when they bite animals including birds, rodents, sloths, and humans. Symptoms include fever, chills, headaches, sensitivity to light, and vomiting, among others.

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New York Post

Of the 8K cases reported globally this year, up from 832 last year, at least 20 have appeared in Florida and one in New York. The virus is endemic to South America and the Caribbean, with cases also found in Peru, Bolivia, and Colombia.

While no deaths have been reported in the US or Europe, two healthy young people reportedly died form the virus in Brazil, with aseveral pregnant woman in Brazil also believed to have passed it along to their unborn babies.

Breitbart

Sloth Fever is particularly frightening for pregnant women. Of the five such cases reported in Brazil, one resulted in fetal death, another a miscarriage, and three babies were born with microcephaly, which means having an abnormally small head.

This comes as another mosquito-borne virus, called eastern equine encephalitis virus, or "Triple E" virus, has been reported in the Northeast US, including one death in New Hampshire. Triple E virus causes inflammation or swelling of the brain.

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