To prevent Sloth fever, avoid contact with mosquitoes and biting midges, and use insect repellent and protective clothing.
Home/Oropouche Virus/Page 2
Shiraverse Latest Questions
Sloth fever is caused by the Oropouche virus, an orthobunyavirus.
The Oropouche virus was first identified in 1955.
Orthobunyaviruses are a group of viruses that includes the Oropouche virus, which is different from flaviviruses like dengue and alphaviruses like chikungunya.
The Oropouche virus was named after a village in Trinidad and Tobago where the virus was first isolated from an infected person.