In September 2019, high mortality in commercial rabbits was reported in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 phylogenetically related to isolates from 2015-2017 outbreaks in the Netherlands was confirmed as the causative agent. The virus has not yet been detected in native rabbits in Ghana.
Keywords: Canada; Ghana; Lagovirus; RHDV2; hemorrhagic diseases; outbreaks; rabbit hemorrhagic disease; rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2; rabbits; veterinary diseases; viruses.