This disease broke out in farmed rabbit populations in China in 1990. It is extremely infectious and develops very quickly. It is invariably fatal and wiped out millions of rabbits in intensive rabbit farms.
The disease kills the rabbit quite quickly and leaves no obvious outward sign, unlike the swollen eyes etc of myxamatosis.
In death from Viral Homogenous Disease, the rabbit will often have its legs stretched strait out to the front and rear.
There have been occurrences of the disease in the UK, mostly on rabbit farms, but also some in the wild population.
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