Thursday, 1 March 2018

PRO/AH> Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus - New Zealand: new strain

-- New Zealand
New Zealand is planning to release a rabbit virus across the country, in an attempt to cull the ballooning wild population. Wild rabbits are seen as a pest in parts of the country and the virus, known as RHDV1-K5, will be released from March [2018]. Farming groups have welcomed the move while others have raised concerns including the risk it may pose to pet rabbits.
Why are rabbits such a big problem in New Zealand?
Rabbits were introduced to New Zealand around the 1830s and have long

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5657852&promed&0

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