Cuba faces uphill battle as Oropouche virus spreads

The virus, also known as sloth fever, is transmitted by the bite of mosquitoes and midges. There are no specific treatments or vaccines available for Oropouche.

Cuban health authorities launched small-scale fumigation efforts in Havana on Friday to fight the spread of the Oropouche virus, but a rainy Caribbean summer, fuel shortages and growing roadside trash heaps are complicating those efforts, workers and officials said.