To prevent Sloth fever, avoid contact with mosquitoes and biting midges, and use insect repellent and protective clothing.  

Sloth fever has been reported in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean.  

Orthobunyaviruses are a group of viruses that includes the Oropouche virus, which is different from flaviviruses like dengue and alphaviruses like chikungunya.  

No, despite the name, Sloth fever is not contracted via contact with sloths.  

Approximately 60% of people infected with the Oropouche virus become ill, experiencing symptoms of Sloth fever.