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Rabbits + Infectious Diseases + English

  • Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) is a fatal calicivirus that affects only rabbits. It can be transmitted by direct contact with a diseased rabbit or from feces, urine, or hair from a diseased or dead rabbit. Hemorrhaging from one or more body orifices is a common sign of the disease.

  • Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) causes a highly infectious and lethal form of hepatitis in rabbits. The RHDV vaccine is designed to prevent RHDV2 infections in rabbits. The vaccine is safe, effective, and conditionally approved by the USDA for pet rabbits.