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Scientist's cat discovers a new virus, AGAIN

Scientist's cat discovers a new virus, AGAIN

Gail P Sherman
Jul 14, 2025
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Pepper the cat made headlines last year when a mouse he caught tested positive for a type of jeilongvirus, which had never been seen before in the United States. Now, he has done it again, this time discovering a previously unknown strain of orthoreovirus, a type of virus that can infect humans, white-tailed deer, bat…

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