The Oropouche virus or ‘sloth fever’ is spread by midges and mosquitoes (Picture: NurPhoto) A rare virus known as ‘sloth fever’ has been detected in three European countries, with a doctor warning it could ‘become unstoppable’. Oropouche virus disease, as it is officially known, has been dubbed ‘sloth fever’ because the tree-dwelling animals that live…
Everything we know about ‘sloth fever’ as it spreads to Europe
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