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Squirrels, Not Monkeys, May Be the Animal Source of Mpox, Researchers Suggest
In the Ivory Coast in West Africa, a baby sooty mangabey monkey fell ill. It developed red, pus-filled blisters all over its ...
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Dead squirrel found to have tularemia, or rabbit fever, in central Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) — Tularemia, a rare disease also known as Rabbit Fever, has been found in a squirrel in Urbana. The ...
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Deadly squirrel pox 'spreads' to this part of the UK as public urged to take action
People are being urged to be vigilant after reports of possible cases of a virus lethal to red squirrels further north in the UK than ever before. Public members have twice reported seeing ...
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The Mysterious Source Behind the Monkeypox Virus Is a Squirrel
Even though the virus was first discovered in laboratory monkeys in 1958, the original source came from a squirrel.