'Sloth' fever hits Europe for first time with fatalities in Brazil sparking fear

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'Sloth' fever hits Europe for first time with fatalities in Brazil sparking fear
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Two people who visited Cuba were admitted to hospitals in Italy showing symptoms of the disease upon their return, The Lancet reports.

Europe has been struck by 'sloth fever' Oropouche for the first time, triggering alarm among health experts as fatalities in Brazil raise the spectre of an "unstoppable" epidemic.

In a similar vein, a 45 year old male started to feel unwell following his sojourn to Havana and Santiago de Cuba, resulting in him visiting healthcare professionals in Fori, Northern Italy, on June 7. Adding to concerns is global warming's potential role in enhancing human contact with viruses akin to Oropouche, Birmingham Live asserts. If severe, this vile disease can evolve into neurological complications like meningitis, reports the Mirror.

Top news stories today She cautioned: "Climate change and the increase in the movement of human populations risk making viruses once confined to the tropical belt endemic even in our latitudes."

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