Genus Culicoides, a type of midge that can spread Oropouche, or sloth fever, via Scott Bauer, U.S. Agricultural Research Service
Floridians traveling to Cuba account for all of the 90 Oropouche, or sloth fever, cases reported in the state, but researchers are trying to determine whether the mosquito-borne illness could spread locally.
The total number of cases in the United States is 94, meaning the Sunshine State has been a hotspot for importation of the virus. California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New York have reported one case each, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …