At risk are North America's rabbits ... likely a bat to humans; in the rabbit disease, from domestic to wild rabbits -- and both arose so quickly that health officials had a limited window ...

There are more than 100 types of rabbits and hares ... challenges in the wild, from habitat loss to climate change. Once a year, rabbits from all over North America and as far as Japan come ...

However, this is the first major outbreak of the virus in wild rabbits in North America. While there is not a lot of data on how this new virus may affect wider ecosystems in the long run ...

The strain in 2000 showed up among some domestic rabbits in North America but no seepage into the wild population was recorded. Scientists in Australia, where introduced rabbits turned into an ...

The RHDV2 virus is found in both domestic and wild rabbits. While it doesn’t infect ... That has now spread to North America,” Dr. Levenson explained, with Southwest Veterinary Medical Center.

There are 29 species of rabbits in 10 genera found on all continents except Antarctica. There are 17 species of Sylvilagus (cottontails) in North and South America, some of the best-known species.