Pepper, a feline owned by John Lednicky, a virologist at the University of Florida, recently discovered orthoreovirus on a ...

Pepper the cat, whose owner works at the University of Florida, gathered a specimen containing a never-before-seen virus for ...

A cat named Pepper has once again helped scientists discover a new virus—this time a mysterious orthoreovirus found in a ...

The virus, spread by ticks, can cause a disease that leads to swelling of the brain and permanent health problems in half of severe cases.

An uncommon virus has caused clusters of severe respiratory illness among children in at least two U.S. states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The virus has since hopped along the Pacific islands. It made its way to South America in May 2015. Since Zika is so rare, scientists are still figuring out the basics.

The first confirmed case of Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) has been reported in the state of New South Wales, involving a ...

Now, a small new study of American children adds to the evidence that the cases, which remained extremely rare, may have been caused by a simultaneous infection with multiple common viruses ...

There are two types of viruses that cause rabies carried in bats in the UK - EBLV-1 and EBLV-2. Both are extremely rare in the UK and their presence does not change the UK's status as a rabies-free ...

Pepper, the pet cat who made headlines last year for his role in the discovery of the first jeilongvirus found in the U.S., ...