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Substantial numerical decline in South Australian rabbit populations following the detection of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus 2
Author(s) -
Mutze Greg,
De Preu Nicki,
Mooney Trish,
Koerner Dylan,
McKenzie Darren,
Sinclair Ron,
Kovaliskli John,
Peacock David
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.104734
Subject(s) - rabbit (cipher) , disease , virus , european rabbit , virology , biology , veterinary medicine , pathology , medicine , population , environmental health , statistics , mathematics
Lagovirus europaeus GI.2, also commonly known as rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus 2, was first detected at two long‐term monitoring sites for European rabbits, Oryctolagus cuniculus , in South Australia, in mid‐2016. Numbers of rabbits in the following 12–18 months were reduced to approximately 20 per cent of average numbers in the preceding 10 years. The impact recorded at the two South Australian sites, if widespread in Australia and persistent for several years, is likely to be of enormous economic and environmental benefit.