Other Animal Disease -- United States
A highly contagious disease has been found in domestic rabbits in Montezuma County and is suspected in the wild population, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife [CPW].
Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV-2) is a foreign animal disease fatal to domestic and wild rabbits. It is not infectious to people, other wildlife, or other domestic animals.
The only signs of the disease often are sudden death and possibly blood-stained noses caused by internal bleeding, says CPW. Infected
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?7925073&promed&0
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