It’s a virus you may not have heard of. Here’s why scientists are worried about it

A phantom midge larva. Midges can spread Oropouche virus. "They

Case counts for Oropouche virus are still low but rising dramatically. What’s going on? And then there’s a study that raises the possibility that insect bites aren’t the only way the virus can spread.

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