Sloth fever is not directly contagious between humans. It is transmitted through the bites of infected mosquitoes and biting midges.  

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

Sloth fever symptoms are similar to those of other viral infections, making it difficult to distinguish without specific medical testing.  

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

Yes, serious complications such as encephalitis and meningitis (inflammation of the brain and surrounding membranes) have occasionally been reported.  

The Oropouche virus was named after a village in Trinidad and Tobago where the virus was first isolated from an infected person.  

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

The Oropouche virus was first identified in 1955.