Wednesday, 5 December 2018

PRO/AH/EDR> Rabbit hemorrhagic disease - New Zealand (05): (OT) RHDV2, rabbit

-- New Zealand
A rogue rabbit virus, confirmed in Otago, could thwart regional council plans by making the animals immune to its infection operation.
Council chief executive Sarah Gardner yesterday [Mon 3 Dec 2018] said the RHDV2 virus, previously confirmed in the Bay of Plenty and Marlborough, was detected in Central Otago through testing by the regional council. This has been a concern, as it could create immunity among the animals to the RHDV1 "K5" virus it released in March [2018] in a widespread

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6182067&promed&0

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