Hares cant outrun rabbit haemorrhagic disease RHDV2

摘要

THE strong hind legs and streamlined body of the brown hare (Lepus europaeus) make this British native mammal the fastest thing on four legs here (70 km/h), but it is apparently not fast enough to outrun rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV).The RHDV2 variant was already killing large numbers of wild rabbits in the east of England in autumn 2018 when significant numbers of dead and dying brown hares were reported in Suffolk and Norfolk. The RHDV2 strain of rabbit haemorrhagic disease was strongly suspected.