Meet the Oropouche virus. It may be visiting your city soon.

The biting midge spreads Oropouche virus. Oropouche virus disease was a relatively rare illness for decades, lurking on the margins of tropical rainforests in the Caribbean and South America.  Sporadic reports of an infection causing fevers, coughs, chills, and body aches emerged among people living near or moving into the jungle. A tiny insect called…

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