AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES|agricultural activity|animal health
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- rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus | rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus | rabbit haemorrhagic disease | rabbit calicivirus disease | RCDV | RCD | hemorrhagic disease of rabbits | viral haemorrhagic disease of rabbits | VHD | haemorrhagic disease of rabbits | viral hemorrhagic disease of rabbits | viral haemorrhagic disease | viral hemorrhagic disease | RHD | rabbit hemorrhagic disease
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- Definition highly infectious and often fatal disease that affects wild and domestic rabbits of the species Oryctolagus cuniculus, caused by the rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus or rabbit calicivirus (genus Lagovirus of the family Caliciviridae), resulting rapid development of blood clot formation in major organs such as the heart, lungs and kidneys Reference The Center for Food Security and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University (2007), Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease - Viral Hemorrhagic Disease of Rabbits, Rabbit Calicivirus Disease, http://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/Factsheets/pdfs/rabbit_hemorrhagic_disease.pdf [18.7.2012]