Short communication: Rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus 2-like variant in Great Britain

• Autores: D. G. Westcott, B.U. Choudhury
• Localización: Veterinary Record, ISSN-e 2042-7670, Vol. 176, Nº. 3, 2015, págs. 74-74
• Idioma: inglés
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  • RABBIT haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) a lagovirus, family Caliciviridae causes an acute, fulminating and generally fatal disease in the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). RHDV was first identified in China in 1984 (Liu and others 1984) resulting in loss of over 100 million rabbits in less than one year (Xu 1991). In 1986 it was observed in Italy, after which it became widespread across Europe, again resulting in significant losses (Cancellotti and Renzi 1991, Delibes-Mateos and others 2008). RHDV transmission was linked to movement of rabbit products as well as live animals (Mitro and Krauss 1993). In Great Britain, RHDV was first detected in 1992 during which up to 80 per cent mortality was observed; however, thereafter, only small localised outbreaks followed (Chasey 1994). Subsequently, the availability of efficacious commercial vaccines that afforded protection against circulating RHDV strains enabled its control; however, in wild populations effects of vaccination campaigns are considered inconsequential (Calvete and others 2004).