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Deadly virus detected in two more wild rabbits in San Diego County
Wildlife officials have confirmed Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 infection in two desert cottontail rabbits found dead in the Cañada de San Vicente Ecological Reserve in Ramona.
(Moose Peterson)
RAMONA
A highly contagious and deadly virus targeting wild and domestic rabbits has been detected in two rabbit carcasses found in the Cañada de San Vicente Ecological Reserve in Ramona.
Wildlife officials said two desert cottontails tested positive for the Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 infection last month.
The virus does not affect humans or domestic animals other than rabbits.
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A highly contagious and deadly virus targeting wild and domestic rabbits has been detected in two rabbit carcasses found in the Canada de San Vicente Ecological Reserve in Ramona.
Wildlife officials said two desert cottontails tested positive for the rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2) infection on April 8.
Rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHDV2) is not related to the novel coronavirus and does not affect humans or domestic animals other than rabbits.
The virus showed up in Mexico, and in New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Texas before it was detected in a black-tailed jackrabbit carcass found on private property near Palm Springs in May 2020 its first sighting in California.
SACRAMENTO, California, March 27, 2021 (ENS) – A small, black bear showed up at a utility worksite in the tiny, tree-lined town of Pollock Pines, California last month. It was alone and possibly sick – lethargic and showing little fear of people. The bear was unmoved by the workers’ attempts to shoo it away by yelling and clapping.
Calls to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, CDFW, reported the bear had moved into a residential backyard in the heavily timbered mountain region, lethargic – certainly underweight, perhaps dehydrated – and showing no fear of people.
Contrary to CDFW guidance, residents began feeding the seemingly friendly bear with water, apples and strawberries. At one point, the bear jumped into a housekeeper’s open car trunk, prompting attempts to approach it and pet it.
Deadly virus detected in two wild rabbits from Ramona
Wildlife officials on April 8 confirmed rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2) infection in two desert cottontail rabbits found dead in the Canada de San Vicente Ecological Reserve in Ramona.
(Courtesy Moose Peterson
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A highly contagious and deadly virus targeting wild and domestic rabbits has been detected in two rabbit carcasses found in the Canada de San Vicente Ecological Reserve in Ramona.
Wildlife officials said two desert cottontails tested positive for the rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2) infection on April 8.
Rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHDV2) is not related to the novel coronavirus and does not affect humans or domestic animals other than rabbits.