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Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus leads to deaths of domesticated and wild rabbits in the Northern Cape
RABBIT HAEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS LEADS TO DEATHS OF DOMESTICATED AND WILD RABBITS IN THE NORTHEN CAPE
21 NOVEMBER 2022
The Northern Cape Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform, can confirm that the high mortalities of domesticated and wild rabbits in the Namakwa District have been associated with rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV). The RHDV is a highly contagious and fatal disease of both domestic and wild European rabbits, which is found in many parts of the world, but has not been previously diagnosed in South Africa.