Sloth fever reported in NY: What you should know

NEW YORK (PIX11) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning about a deadly mosquito-borne virus that made its way to New York.

Sloth fever can also lead to more serious conditions like encephalitis and meningitis. The director of Infection Prevention at Northwell Health, Hanna Newman, talks about the virus on PIX11 Morning News.

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