Variant Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus in Young Rabbits, Spain

Abstract

Outbreaks of rabbit hemorrhagic disease have occurred recently in young rabbits on farms on the Iberian Peninsula where rabbits were previously vaccinated. Investigation identified a rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus variant genetically related to apathogenic rabbit caliciviruses. Improved antivirus strategies are needed to slow the spread of this pathogen.

Keywords

• RHDV
• variant
• rabbits
• rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus
• fatal
• viruses