The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Hawai`i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) have confirmed rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus, type 2 (RHDV2) in a 4- to 5-year-old neutered male rabbit on a farm in Kula, Maui. On June 14, 2022, HDOA’s Animal Industry Division received notice that nine out of Read more…
On May 27, 2022, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) wasnotified that a single domestic rabbit residing in Palm Beach County had tested positive forRabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus, Type 2 (RHDV-2). The premises had no other animals. Thisis the third confirmed case of RHDV-2 in domestic rabbits Read more…
May 20, 2022 – The first case of RHDV2 was been confirmed in the Riparian Brush Rabbit (a subspecies of the western brush rabbit), an endangered rabbit found only in small patches of remaining riparian forest habitat in the northern portion of the San Joaquin Valley and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Read more…
Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) state veterinarian’s office announced the first case of RHDV2 since the initial outbreak in the southwestern US in March 2020. The domestic rabbit, in King County, lived exclusively indoors and was tested by a private veterinarian after sudden deaths were reported. Washington was the Read more…
The State of New Jersey Department of Agriculture reported the first case of RHDV2 in New Jersey. The infected rabbit was a 1-year-old spayed female rabbit in Cape May County. Additional details can be found here in the New Jersey DoA press release.
The first case of RHV2 was confirmed in eastern Tennessee. Later information clarified that the case was located in Blount County. This case involved two domesticated rabbits at one location, no other rabbits were housed at the property. At this time, there is no additional information on the source of Read more…
January 24, 2022 – The American Rabbit Breeders Association updated their policies regarding RHDV2. Of particular note is that: Any ARBA sanction held by a club within 50 miles of an active domestic rabbit or 25 miles of an active wild/feral RHD outbreak will be cancelled. Participants traveling by motor Read more…
RHDV2 was detected in two domestic rabbit in Jefferson County, KY on December 17, 2021. No official press release is expected from the Department of Agriculture at this time as they do not regulate domestic rabbits in the state of Kentucky. Following this confirmed case, the Kentucky Department of Fish Read more…
A case of a fatal rabbit disease has been confirmed in New York State. The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets confirmed a case of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2, or RHDV2, in a domestic rabbit in Montgomery County on December 15. The investigation is ongoing to determine Read more…
Medgene Labs, a vaccine and immunological services provider based in Brookings, SD, has received emergency use authorization for their experimental Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 (RHDV2) vaccine from the USDA Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB). VaMedgene Labs is currently working with the USDA and state veterinarians to provide access to Read more…