The federal government has posted a health notice for travellers regarding the Oropouche virus infection in the Americas, sometimes referred to as sloth fever.

“It is spread to humans through the bite of an infected midge (small fly) or mosquito. The mosquitoes are most active during the night, while the midges are most active during the afternoon. Both insects can be found outside and inside of homes,” <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;per the Travel Canada notice&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/health-safety/travel-health-notices/534&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/health-safety/travel-health-notices/534" target="_blank">per the Travel Canada notice</a>.

"It is spread to humans through the bite of an infected midge (small fly) or mosquito," according to a Travel Canada notice.{ai:summary}<p>The federal government has issued a health notice about the Oropouche virus, also known as sloth fever, for travelers to the Americas. It is transmitted to humans via bites from infected midges or mosquitoes. </p><p>These insects are primarily active at night and during the afternoon, respectively. #health</p>

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