Brazil May Face a New Threat, This Time from Biting Midges." New York Times, 25
Aug. 2017. New York Times, www.nytimes.com/2017/08/25/health/
brazil-oropouche-mosquitos-biting-midges.html. Accessed 27 Aug. 2017.
Aug. 2017. New York Times, www.nytimes.com/2017/08/25/health/
brazil-oropouche-mosquitos-biting-midges.html. Accessed 27 Aug. 2017.
In the past few years, Brazil has experienced several disease outbreaks and it seems now there might be another one. The new disease outbreak is "Oropouche Fever", which runs through monkeys and sloths in the Amazon Jungle. It has recently spread to urban areas, mostly northeast Brazil. This virus has many awful symptoms and doesn't have a vaccine yet. People catch the virus by small biting midges that can be mistaken for gun powder. Disease specialists think it could be a major health concern for Brazil.
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