Rabbit

What is Rabbit Hemorrahagic Disease (RHD) Rabbit Viral Hemorrhagic Disease (VHD) is a highly contagious disease caused by a calicivirus that affects only rabbits of the Oryctolagus cuniculus species. This includes wild and domesticated European rabbits, from which our own wild and domesticated rabbits are descended.. RHDV is also known by several other acronyms: RHD […]

Notice for owners of domestic rabbits Take precaution against pest rabbit virus Rabbit owners should contact their local vets to vaccinate their pet rabbits, and seek advice on how to keep them safe from the biological control Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV), or calicivirus’. There are multiple strains of RHDV1 and RHDV2 present throughout Australia,