No, you don't get "sloth fever" from sloths, but you do get it from biting midges (also called "no-see-ums") and certain ...

The Oropouche virus has been linked to Zika-like outcomes in pregnant people, with cases more than doubling in 2024 ...

Health experts are warning about a tropical disease spread by midges and mosquitoes, recently detected in US travelers ...

The Oropouche virus, dubbed "sloth fever," is spreading fast in popular holiday getaways. It has already been found in a few American patients who returned recently from certain parts of the Caribbean ...

Just like dengue and Zika, this mosquito-borne disease is spreading rapidly, causing outbreaks and raising public health concerns.

Barbados, a popular vacation spot, has reported cases of the virus, Daily Mail reported. Doctors have warned people to wear ...

Oropouche virus, also known as 'sloth fever', leaves patients suffering from a fever, chills and muscle aches for at least a ...

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of backing an attempted coup, told supporters in Rio de Janeiro on ...

The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo announced Tuesday that a sloth bear cub was born back in December. The unnamed female cub weighed 16 ounces at birth and spent time bonding with her mother Shiva.

A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the ...

A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém. It aims to ease ...