Major Health Warning: Virus That 'Kills People in Their 20s' Spreads to Europe as Experts Fear 'Unstoppable' Outbreak
Major Health Warning: Virus That 'Kills People in Their 20s' Spreads to Europe as Experts Fear 'Unstoppable' Outbreak Tuesday, August 13, 2024 12:01 Europe has reported its first cases of the Oropouche virus, just days after the illness claimed two lives in Brazil, raising alarm over its swift spread across South America. The virus, which can be transmitted from sloths to humans by insects, has raised expert concerns about a potential “unstoppable” outbreak. The Lancet medical journal revealed that two individuals who had been to Cuba showed symptoms of Oropouche upon their return to Italy. A 26-year-old woman developed a fever and diarrhoea after travelling from Cuba’s Ciego de Avila province to Verona on May 26.Another traveller, understood to be a 45-year-old man, showed signs of the virus after visiting Havana and Santiago de Cuba, subsequently seeking healthcare in Fori, northern Italy, on June 7. “ We should definitely be worried, ” Imperial College London’s Imm...