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Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 (RHDV2; GI.2) Is Replacing Endemic Strains of RHDV in the Australian Landscape within 18 Months of Its Arrival.
Journal of virology - 15 Jan 2018
Mahar Jackie E, Hall Robyn N, Peacock David, Kovaliski John, Piper Melissa, Mourant Roslyn, Huang Nina, Campbell Susan, Gu Xingnian, Read Andrew, Urakova Nadya, Cox Tarnya, Holmes Edward C, Strive Tanja
Abstract excerpt
Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2; Lagovirus GI.2) is a pathogenic calicivirus that affects European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and various hare (Lepus) species. GI.2 was first detected in France in 2010 and subsequently caused epidemics in wild and domestic lagomorph populations throughout Europe. In May 2015, GI.2 was detected in Australia. Within 18 months of its initial detection, GI.2 had spread...
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