The effects of Calicivirus
What are the effects of Calicivirus?
As rabbit calicivirus kills rabbits quickly and the rabbits die quietly, there are usually no obvious signs of disease in a rabbit that has died from the virus. Some signs may be asessed but reliable diagnosis of the disease can only be made from lab tests on a piece of rabbit liver or spleen.
Possible indications of the disease
· The coat and body of the rabbit appear in good …
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…September 1995, the virus spread through the quarantine area. The trial was terminated forthwith and all rabbits in the quarantine area were culled. On 16 October, laboratory tests confirmed that rabbits at Point Pearce on the mainland had died of rabbit calicivirus disease.
After the approval of the use of the virus as a biological control against rabbits,
280 release sites were chosen and divided amongst all States and Territories:
NSW 50 QLD 50 ACT 5
VIC 50 WA 40 TAS 5
SA 50 NT 30
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