Wildlife charities warn that testing has confirmed an outbreak of the disease, which is fatal to red squirrels.

The squirrelpox virus is carried by grey squirrels and while it does not affect them, it can rapidly be lethal when passed to red squirrels ...

Conservation organisations have confirmed the presence of squirrelpox in red squirrels in Clackmannanshire, sparking fears of an outbreak ...

A case of deadly squirrelpox has been confirmed in red squirrels in Clackmannanshire. Conservation organisations confirmed the presence of the virus after a post-mortem examination of an adult male ...

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Deadly squirrelpox confirmed in Scottish red squirrels - It is only the second time the virus has been detected north of the central belt.

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