Disease spike prompts travel advisories to multiple vacation destinations

Spread primarily through bites from mosquito-like insects often also referred to as midges and known to cause a fever illness that in some cases can quickly turn deadly, the Oropouche virus has been spreading in certain South American and Caribbean destinations and in some cases traveling as a ways north as Florida.

Over 8,000 cases of the virus have been reported since the foundation of 2024 while Florida has already seen 30 cases among returning residents.

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The bulk of the cases (7,284 identified) have been reported in Brazil and, as a consequence of this fact, a couple of governments have issued shuttle advisories reminding citizens to take care to prevent bug bites when traveling there.

Symptoms of the Oropouche virus encompass a high fever, muscle pains, headache and chills that in certain cases can change into severe enough to turned into a medical emergency. The disease is likewise commonly often also referred to as "sloth fever."

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"Parts of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru are reporting cases of Oropouche," the Centers for Disease Regulate (CDC) wrote in a note back in February. "Illness can occur in people of any age and is in general mistaken for dengue (a an awful lot more common tropical disease)."

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Canada, which sees large numbers of its citizens go to Cuba within the way forward for the winter months, issued an advisory saying that cases have been on the rise. As there is some evidence that the virus may maybe spread from a mother to an unborn little one, anyone who is pregnant is advised to take extra care to prevent bug bites. Symptoms in general show up three to eight days after being bitten. There is currently no evidence of human-to-human transmission outside of pregnancy.

"While it has been detected within the Americas before, the selection of cases is now higher than expected, and cases are being reported in some areas of Brazil, Bolivia, and in Cuba where they've not been before," the note reads. "There have been a couple of shuttle-related cases of OVD reported internationally, the bulk of which were in travelers getting back from Cuba."

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Traveling to those destinations? Take care to prevent bug bites

While a history of strained members of the family between both countries make it more challenging for Americans to shuttle to Cuba, the entire Oropouche cases in Florida and the one in New York were identified in those that had recently returned from the usa.

While the Brazil cases are higher in number, Cuba has been more referring to to authorities given its sudden spread and unexpected appearance (Oropouche is native to South The united statesa.).

The Cienfuegos and Santiago de Cuba provinces, home to many of all-inclusive resorts, are where the confirmed cases have been located. So far, there have been no incidents of great illness, but authorities are ringing the alarm about the capability to spread and grow into an epidemic.

"Outbreaks are periodically reported in Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Panama, Peru, and Trinidad and Tobago," writes the World Health Organization. "There is a risk of the disease spreading internationally as Cuba is a world tourist destination and the putative vector is widely distributed within the Americas region."

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