First confirmed cases of rabbit virus found in UK hares

(University of East Anglia) New research from the University of East Anglia confirms cases of a rabbit virus found in hares. The first UK cases of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus type 2 (RHDV2) have been detected in dead hares found in two locations -- Essex and Dorset. RHDV2 normally affects rabbits, but the disease is known to have jumped to European brown hares in Italy, Spain, France and Australia. This is the first time that RHDV2 has been found in hares in the UK.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news