Rabbit Disease

• ‘It’s horrifying’: 1st case of fatal viral disease spreads to wild rabbit in Alberta

  Calgary veterinarians are raising the alarm about the first time a highly contagious disease has made the jump to a wild rabbit in the city.

  Environment

  Oct 8, 2022
  
• ‘Nasty virus’ may be to blame for mass die off of Calgary’s feral rabbit population

  Carcasses are still being tested to confirm the cause of death, but the leading theory among Calgary veterinarians seems to point to rabbit hemorrhagic disease.

  Canada

  Sep 5, 2022
  
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• Virus that kills rabbits faster than Ebola affects some humans reappears on Vancouver Island

  The disease can kill a rabbit in just one day, but is not infectious to humans or other animals.

  Sep 23, 2019
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• Fast-acting rabbit virus confirmed in downtown Vancouver, blamed for several pet deaths

  B.C.'s Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed the presence of rabbit hemorrhagic disease at a downtown apartment building.

  Jun 21, 2019
• Virus that can kill rabbits in just 1 day returns to Vancouver Island

  Rabbit hemorrhagic disease does not affect humans or other animals, but is both lethal and highly infectious among rabbits.

  Apr 10, 2019
• B.C. rabbits dying from lethal virus that kills in less time than Ebola hits some humans

  "If the rabbit is outside, it's at risk," said a provincial wildlife veterinarian.

  Environment

  Mar 21, 2018