#wildlife-disease

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fromMail Online
3 days ago

Mutant deer with horrifying flesh bubbles spotted in US

Deer across the US are contracting deer cutaneous fibroma (deer warts), a species-specific papillomavirus spreading via biting insects, increasing this summer.
fromMail Online
3 days ago

'Frankenstein' rabbits with face tentacles now pose threat to humans

A contagious cottontail rabbit papilloma virus is causing grotesque facial growths in wild rabbits across multiple US states and may spread with warming temperatures.
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 week ago

Rabbits with 'horns' in Colorado are being called 'Frankenstein bunnies.' Here's why

The cottontails recently spotted in Fort Collins are infected with the mostly harmless Shope papillomavirus, which causes wart-like growths that protrude from their faces like metastasizing horns.
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fromSFGATE
2 weeks ago

Calif. sea lions face disease outbreak in fatal seasonal surge

Leptospirosis poses a significant health threat to California sea lions with a high mortality rate.
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