RHD2 Deceased in Stanislaus County CA
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Location
San Joaquin County, California United States
Notes
San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge
Date Sighted
May 20, 2022
Rabbits
2 wild rabbits
Appearance
wild riparian brush rabbit & desert cottontail
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Notes
”On May 20, 2022, veterinary staff at California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) were notified that an endangered riparian brush rabbit found deceased on the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge, tested positive for rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2), a highly transmissible and frequently fatal disease of rabbits. The disease has spread rapidly across the western United States.” Some 700+ riparian brush rabbits were vaccinated with Filavac since RHDV2 was confirmed in southern California in May 2020. Also per CDFA on 5/21/2022: “ ‼️ 5/31/22 CDFA RHD Update ➡️ bit.ly/3iXcOo4 “…RHDV2 was diagnosed in two wild rabbits (an endangered riparian brush and a desert cottontail) from Stanislaus County in late May 2022. The last detection in domestic rabbits in California was in San Luis Obispo County in April 2022...”