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  1. Flipboard Science Desk (sciencedesk@flipboard.social)'s status on Friday, 30-Aug-2024 20:26:53 JST Flipboard Science Desk Flipboard Science Desk

    A mysterious virus is spreading around the Americas after undergoing genetic changes that may make it more potent.

    BBC News reports: "Oropouche ... virus causes a feverish disease in humans but is also found in a number of animals including howler monkeys, marmosets and sloths, along with a number of different insects." It is sometimes called the "sloth virus."

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    #Disease #Virus #Animals #SouthAmerica #ClimateChange #PublicHealth #Science

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    1. Oropouche: The mysterious 'sloth virus' with no treatment
      A mysterious virus once confined to the Amazon is now spreading more widely around the Americas, after undergoing genetic changes that may make it more potent.

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