Rabbits and RHD. The agency would like the public to report any sightings where two or more rabbits or hares are found dead and it’s not apparent what caused their demise.

Area pet shops have to date had no inquiries about RHD. “We have domestic rabbits right here and get them in every week because people love rabbits,” said an employee who didn’t want to be ...

Stock image: a rabbit being given milk by a veterinarian. Rabbit hemorrhagic disease is lethal and highly infectious. iStock. "The source or means of introduction of the disease in our current ...

New strains of the virus have emerged in recent years and, in 2016, a variant called RHD-2 killed 400 pet rabbits in Britain within just 6 months.

The RHD-DMA serves to protect the state’s wild rabbits from the introduction and spread of RHDV2. In setting up the management area, the Game Commission released the RHD-DMA geographic ...

Cases of a disease that can cause internal bleeding and sudden death in rabbits have been identified in Pennsylvania.Two captive rabbits at a facility in Fayette County tested positive for rabbit ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, RHD poses no risk to human health. But multiple dead or sick hares and rabbits can also be a sign of tularemia or plague, diseases that ...

An outbreak of rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) ripped through the population last year. "We've had a few reports throughout the year, but no confirmed sightings by municipal enforcement staff.

A strain of rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHD) that's been confirmed in Canmore has Alberta and Parks Canada officials on alert with concerns the disease, typically associated with domestic rabbits ...