July 2023

Testing has confirmed that a rabbit on Whidbey Island died of rabbit hemorrhagic disease earlier this month. This is the first known case of the disease in a wild lagomorph (rabbits, hares, and pikas) in Washington state.  The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) collected the infected Eastern cottontail rabbit from Read more…

Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHDV2) was detected for the first time in Illinois in a domestic rabbit on July 13, 2023.  Prior to this detection, the disease had not been diagnosed in Illinois domestic or wild rabbits.  The disease has been found in many areas of the country, especially the western Read more…