A deadly virus is spreading across the southwestern United States and killing wild rabbits on this continent for the first time, wildlife officials say.
"It’s going to affect the entire food chain. Everything that feeds on rabbits is going to be affected to some degree," said Ralph Zimmerman, the state veterinarian for New Mexico where the disease first emerged in March."I’ve had reports of hundreds of dead rabbits," he said."One of the Game and Fish folks estimated that it would be in the tens of thousands by the time it was done moving through the state.
The virus is spread through contact with infected rabbits, their meat or fur, contaminated food or water or insects and scavengers that have come into contact with infectious material, according to theThe hardy virus can remain stable in the environment for up to 15 weeks in dry conditions and can survive freezing. The new type of virus, RHDV2, was first detected in France in 2010 and has since killed wild rabbits across Europe. It spread through Australia in 18 months.
Made in China...?
Good. I hate fucking rabbits. They destroy everything.
I don’t think that social distancing will ever be in their future but it’s still up in the air on the mask situation...
What else is in the news?
They Finally dug to China
That one looks shocked to get the news.
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