PRO/AH/EDR> Novel squirrel pox virus, red squirrel - Germany: (Berlin)

Other Animal Disease -- Germany
For several years juvenile red squirrels have been found in the greater Berlin metropolitan area with severe inflammatory lesions of hands, feet, and ears without evidence of a cause. "The little squirrels cannot keep hold of anything because their tiny fingers are sticking together. The wounds are so painful that some animals die in shock," says Tanya Lenn from the Red Squirrel Sanctuary Berlin/Brandenburg, who saw many red squirrels recover after intensive care. "Despite all efforts -- if

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