{"id":111393,"date":"2024-10-07T11:05:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T04:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111393"},"modified":"2024-10-07T11:05:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T04:05:21","slug":"deadly-rabbit-virus-found-on-lopez-and-orcas-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111393","title":{"rendered":"Deadly rabbit virus found on Lopez and Orcas Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"js-Story-Content-0\">\n<div class=\"StoryText-module_storyText__FWhP\">\n<p><span class=\"dateline\">SAN JUAN COUNTY, Wash.  \u2014 <\/span>The highly contagious, fatal Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus type 2 (RHDV2) was found in rabbits on Lopez and Orcas Islands in San Juan County.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) state veterinarian\u2019s office confirmed the disease\u2019s presence after suspected rabbits sent for testing had positive results.<\/p>\n<p>RHDV2 killed hundreds of feral domestic and domestic rabbits in Island and Clallam counties in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the state vet\u2019s office authorized emergency use of the Medgene vaccine for RHDV2, which WSDA said is now available to all veterinarians in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>WSDA said that due to the contagious and extremely infectious nature of this virus, vaccination is critical for disease control to protect our domestic and wild rabbit populations alike.<\/p>\n<p>State veterinarians also said that rabbit owners should ensure their rabbits do not encounter wild or domestic-feral rabbits, elevate their hutches, or bring them inside.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on RHDV2, biosecurity, and prevention, visit WSDA\u2019s Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease webpage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/deadly-rabbit-virus-found-on-lopez-and-orcas-islands-state-vet-urges-vaccination-rabbit-hemorrhagic-disease-virus-type-2-rhdv2-san-juan-county-domestic-feral-wild-animal-killed-positive-results-vaccine\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAN JUAN COUNTY, Wash. \u2014 The highly contagious, fatal Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus type 2 (RHDV2) was found in rabbits on Lopez and Orcas Islands in San Juan County. 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