A DEBILITATING ‘sloth’ fever has been discovered in the US for the first time.
The Oropouche virus has been reported in 11 people in Florida, according to the state health department.
A little-known virus known as ‘sloth fever’ has been detected in the US and EuropeGettyAll cases had recently returned from travelling in Cuba – where the disease is spreading for the first time.
It comes just days after Europe reported its first cases of the bug in Spain, Italy and Germany.