Publications by authors named "Ulrika Larsson Pettersson"
Article Synopsis
- In 2010, a new virus called RHDV2 (or Lagovirus europaeus GI.2) was discovered, which can make both rabbits and some hares sick, unlike earlier viruses that only affected one species at a time.
- Researchers found that mountain hares on Hallands Väderö island were getting really sick and dying from this new virus, which was confirmed through tests on their bodies.
- This was the first time GI.2 was found in mountain hares, showing that the virus can spread to new types of animals, likely coming from an outbreak happening nearby on the mainland.
Lagovirus europaeus GI.2, also known as RHDV2 or RHDVb, is an emerging virus that causes rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) in European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). In contrast to L.
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