Real-Time PCR Confirms Infection with <i>Lagovirus europaeus</i>

Abstract

Lagovirus europaeus GI.1/GI.2 is an etiological agent causing the highly dangerous rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHD). Molecular research is the basic tool today that can help solve epidemic problems related to the expansion of pathogens in the world. By using the real-time polymerase chain reaction technique (PCR), we detected three different strains of Lagovirus europaeus/GI.1, which is an RNA virus infecting mainly rabbits. The results showed that the method used was fast, very specific, and effective.

Keywords

• rabbit hemorrhagic disease
• real-time PCR
• <i>Lagovirus europaeus</i>
• RHDV- rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus