Thursday 12 February 2015

A new variant of the rabbit hemorrhagic disease endangers the Iberian lynx

Date:
February 11, 2015

Source:
Plataforma SINC

Summary:
A new study demonstrates the effects that a new variant of the hemorrhagic disease virus RHDV has on wild rabbits on the Iberian Peninsula. The virus threatens the survival of its predator, the Iberian lynx. Scientists have identified a new variant of the rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) throughout the entire Iberian Peninsula, including the areas where the Iberian lynx lives, such as the Sierra Morena mountains.


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