Variant Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus in Young Rabbits, Spain

Kevin P. Dalton, Inés Nicieza, Ana Balseiro, María A. Muguerza, J. M. Rosell, Rosa Casais, Ángel L. Álvarez, Francisco Parra

Emerging infectious diseases · 2012 · 217 citations · 12 references

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Outbreaks of rabbit hemorrhagic disease have occurred recently in young rabbits on farms on the Iberian Peninsula where rabbits were previously vaccinated. Investigation identified a rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus variant genetically related to apathogenic rabbit caliciviruses. Improved antivirus strategies are needed to slow the spread of this pathogen.

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