An Outbreak of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease in British Columbia, Canada

J Wildl Dis. 2021 Oct 1;57(4):983-986. doi: 10.7589/JWD-D-21-00061.

Abstract

From 2018 to 2019, an outbreak of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 occurred in British Columbia, Canada, in feral and domestic European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Anthropogenic translocation of infected animals is suspected to have played a role in the introduction and spread of the virus.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • British Columbia / epidemiology
  • Caliciviridae Infections* / epidemiology
  • Caliciviridae Infections* / veterinary
  • Disease Outbreaks / veterinary
  • Hemorrhagic Disease Virus, Rabbit*