A deadly virus with a mortality rate of up to 70 percent has been detected in the United States for the first time ever. Scientists identified the Camp Hill virus in shrews, mole-like animals, in ...

Scientists identified the Camp Hill virus in shrews in Alabama, sparking fears it could find its way through animal reservoirs to humans and cause a potentially wide-reaching outbreak. The Camp ...

Dr. Wendy Hood with The Hood Lab told AL.com her team collected the northern short-tailed shrew that other researchers used to detect the novel Camp Hill virus, named after the Tallapoosa County ...

‘Camp Hill virus’ Congratulations, Camp Hill, you have a virus named after you, reports AL.com’s Howard Koplowitz. The virus was found in a northern short-tailed shrew. You would think that ...

The detection of Camp Hill virus is significant because it marks the first time a henipavirus has been detected in North America. That's according to the scientists who discovered it, who released ...

A new animal-borne virus has been discovered in Alabama. But the creature that carries it can be found along parts of the Atlantic seaboard, as far north as southern Saskatchewan, Canada ...

A fatal virus has reportedly been discovered in shrews in Alabama, sparking concerns about potential contagion to humans. The Camp Hill virus — thought to be the first "henipavirus" in North ...