Large-scale lagovirus disease outbreaks in European brown hares (Lepus europaeus) in France caused by RHDV2 strains spatially shared with rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Abstract Rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) is a lagovirus that causes rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) in European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). In 2010, a new genotype called RHDV2 emerged in France. It exhibits a larger host range than classical RHDV strains by sporadically infecting di...

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Main Authors: Ghislaine Le Gall-Reculé, Evelyne Lemaitre, Stéphane Bertagnoli, Céline Hubert, Sokunthea Top, Anouk Decors, Stéphane Marchandeau, Jean-Sébastien Guitton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13567-017-0473-y