BioOne.org will be down briefly for maintenance on 17 December 2024 between 18:00-22:00 Pacific Time US. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Open Access
How to translate text using browser tools
1 April 1994 FIRST EPIZOOTIC OF RABBIT HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE IN FREE LIVING POPULATIONS OF ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS AT DOÑANA NATIONAL PARK, SPAIN
R. Villafuerte, C. Calvete, C. Gortázar, S. Moreno
Author Affiliations +
Abstract

The first known epizootic of rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHD) occurred in two free-living wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) populations at Doñana National Park, Spain. Rabbit population density was not correlated to RHD mortality. Only adult animals were affected; males and females had similar mortality rates.

Villafuerte, Calvete, Gortázar, and Moreno: FIRST EPIZOOTIC OF RABBIT HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE IN FREE LIVING POPULATIONS OF ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS AT DOÑANA NATIONAL PARK, SPAIN
R. Villafuerte, C. Calvete, C. Gortázar, and S. Moreno "FIRST EPIZOOTIC OF RABBIT HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE IN FREE LIVING POPULATIONS OF ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS AT DOÑANA NATIONAL PARK, SPAIN," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 30(2), 176-179, (1 April 1994). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-30.2.176
Received: 1 March 1993; Published: 1 April 1994
KEYWORDS
epizootic
mortality
Oryctolagus cuniculus
population density
rabbit hemorrhagic disease
radiotracking
wild rabbit
Back to Top