Survival of the acute form of RHD is rare, and chronic cases often succumb to the disease after several weeks.

The only treatment for RHD is supportive care. Some rabbits survive the acute phase, but will continue to shed the virus for at least a month. They may have frothy blood coming from their noses just prior to death. Rabbits may have a fever, nervous signs, difficulty breathing, and refuse to eat. In most cases in pet rabbits, the rabbits rarely show any signs of illness and die suddenly within 6-24 hours. The incubation period, or time from infection to signs of illness ranges from 1-3 days. Rabbits infected with RHD have a short period of high fever and lethargy followed by sudden death in 80-100% of infected rabbits. No rabbits and hares or rabbit and hare products (meat, pelts, hides, carcasses, etc) and equipment or other items or associated materials may enter Utah from a premises known to be affected with RHD. The animals have had no contact with wild rabbits or hares in the past 30 days.Ģ.There have been no movements of rabbits and hares onto the premises over the prior 30-days, and.All rabbits and hares have originated from a single premises that has no signs of a communicable disease, and.All rabbits and hares in the shipment have been examined for and found free of communicable diseases, and.The Certificate of Veterinary Inspection must include a statement by an accredited veterinarian certifying that: All live rabbits and hares require a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection, and must be inspected by an accredited veterinarian within 72 hours prior to shipping to Utah. No rabbits, hares or their products (meat, pelts, hides, carcasses, etc) and equipment or other items or associated materials may enter Utah from states or countries where Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHD) has been diagnosed in the prior 12 months unless they meet the following requirements:ġ. There are two types of RHD, RHDVa (or RHDV1) only affects domestic rabbits, while RHDV2 can infect hares, jackrabbits, cottontail rabbits, and domesticated rabbits.įor wild rabbits, contact the Division of Wildlife Resources.įor domestic rabbits, contact your veterinarian or the Utah State Veterinarian at (801) 982-2235. Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHD) is a very contagious fatal disease of wild and domesticated rabbits caused by a calicivirus called rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus.

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