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…
RHDV2 has recently expanded eastward across the state into the Hill Country portion of the state. At least 5 counties have detected RHDV2 in Texas in 2023. These include Mills, Reeves, Gillespie, Terrell, and Brewster Counties. You can read more Here.
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Type-2 (RHDV2) has been detected for the first time in South Carolina after animal health authorities were alerted to a sudden die-off of feral rabbits at a homestead in Greenville County. The diagnosis was confirmed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Read more…
The Connecticut Department of Agriculture has confirmed Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Type 2 (RHDV2) at a private residence in Hartford County. Press release HERE. On September 6, 2022, a report of sudden death in 13 of 14 rabbits was reported to the Connecticut Department of Agriculture, and samples were submitted Read more…
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced the first confirmed case of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Type 2 (RHDV2) within the state of Iowa on August 29th, 2022. The confirmed case is in Story County. The affected rabbits in this isolated case had not recently traveled to any Read more…
August 17, 2022 – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announces that the state’s first case of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Serotype 2 (RHDV2) has been found in three domestic rabbits in La Crosse County. The press release can be found HERE.
In August 2022, RHDV2 was detected for the first time Pennsylvania in a domestic rabbit facility in Fayette County. The latest information we have received suggests that PA will not provide a press release. You can read more about RHDV2 in Pennsylvania HERE.
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) state veterinarian’s office confirmed the presence of RHDV2 in two Thurston County rabbits from a single household. This is the state’s second confirmed detection of RHDV2 this year following a King County case in May. With two detections in two separate counties in Oregon last Read more…
On August 1, the Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (VDL) at Oregon State University (OSU) confirmed a domestic rabbit living in Lane County died because of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus type 2 (RHDV2). The confirmation comes about a week after seven domestic rabbits living in Multnomah County also died because of Read more…