Some cottontail rabbits in Fort Collins, Colorado, have been drawing attention because they have wart-like growths on their ...

A parade of so-called “zombie” rabbits sporting hornlike growths has sparked confusion and concern in Colorado. Wildlife ...

The growths are caused by a rare virus named Shope papilloma virus. The virus leads to wart-like skin protrusions on rabbits' ...

Though the horned rabbits aren’t a danger to humans or pets, Van Hoose advises people to keep their distance from the ...

The grotesque “Frankenstein”-esque rabbits — once just a Colorado curiosity — are now turning up in Minnesota and Nebraska, ...

Rabbits in northern Colorado have been spotted with bizarre, somewhat grisly horns on their face. Shope papillomavirus is ...

Rabbit papilloma virus is a mostly benign disease that can impact cottontail rabbits in Colorado bitten by infected fleas or ...

The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Testing Market is projected to grow from USD 1.52 billion in 2024 to USD 3.62 billion by 2033, at a 10.11% CAGR from 2025. This growth is fueled by increased ...

IN studies of the mechanism of action of the Shope virus in causing papillomas on the skin of rabbits, comparative tests were made of active transport of amino-acids into papilloma cells and into ...

A deadly virus is threatening to wipe out entire populations across multiple states. At risk are North America's rabbits. It's a strain of rabbit hemorrhagic disease, and it's recently appeared in ...

A highly contagious and deadly virus has been found in domestic rabbits in southern Oregon, according to the Oregon Department of Agriculture.

Julie DeJong, a regional wildlife manager for the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks, said the disease is more than likely the shope cottontail rabbit papilloma virus (CRPV).