RHD2 Deceased in Malheur County / OR
Deceased
Photos
Location
Rome Road, Jordan Valley, Oregon 97910 United States
Notes
black-tailed jackrabbit found near Rome, Malheur County OR in April 2021, but confirmation of this RHDV2 case was only announced January 5, 2022
Date Sighted
April 7, 2021
Rabbits
1 wild rabbit
Appearance
wild black-tailed jackrabbit
Flags
RHDV confirmed
Notes
“The first known mortality from RHDV2 in a wild rabbit occurred in a black-tailed jackrabbit found dead near Rome, Ore., in Malheur County in April 2021. (This case was only confirmed in December 2021.) The second was confirmed in a wild black-tailed jack rabbit collected in May 2021 near Christmas Valley, Ore., in Lake County.”