The virus spreads through direct contact between healthy squirrels and the lesions or saliva of infected squirrels — ...

It's like when you get a large concentration of people. If someone is sick and it's something that spreads easily, others are ...

Squirrels with pox and rabbits with horns. Learn more about the viruses impacting these small mammals.

Following the zombie bunny outbreak, now there are 'zombie squirrels' covered in 'pus-filled' warts to keep an eye out for ...

As the internet reels from viral images of “Last of Us” rabbits, a new nightmare has hit backyards across North America: ...

It often gets confused with squirrelpox, which is caused by another virus carried harmlessly by gray squirrels but can ...

A PLAGUE of terrifying “zombie” squirrels has gripped backyards across America. Squirrels may look cute with their big bushy ...

According to experts in the field, when one of these furry friends has the condition, it is likely to spread—especially in ...

Disturbing sightings of gray squirrels suffering from tumors are spreading across neighborhoods in the United States. They have been photographed with bald patches, wart-like growths, and severe ...

'Zombie squirrels' with wart-like tumors have been found in backyards throughout the United States. Photos of the squirrels ...

It comes after 'Frankenstein rabbits' were also spotted in the US. The creatures are infected with the Shope papilloma virus (or CPRV), a viral disease which causes malignant tumours to grow on ...

Residents in the US and Canada have been left horrified after spotting grey squirrels covered in bulbous growths that split ...