Other Animal Disease — United Kingdom
A virus which is potentially deadly to rabbits has been discovered in animals in Northern Ireland. Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 (RHDV2) was detected in samples from 2 rabbits which were submitted for testing on [23 Jun 2020]. Testing was carried out by the government-supported Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI).
While the disease is contagious between rabbits, it cannot be spread to humans.
Neil Reid, a senior lecturer in conservation biology at Queen’s University, said it
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