SCDNR: Rabbit disease concerns South Carolina wildlife officials | 99.7 | 1230 WSOK
|April 20, 2021 at 10:31 AM EDT - Updated April 20 at 10:31 AM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WTOC) - South Carolina Department of Natural Resources officials are concerned about a rabbit disease they say affects wild and domestic rabbits and is nearly always fatal. According to SCDNR, Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus-2 (RHDV2) is a highly contagious disease that affects all rabbits. Fortunately, humans are not susceptible to RHDV2, but they can inadvertently spread the virus. “This is a highly contagious disease that can persist in the environment for a very long time,” said Michael Hook in a statement...