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Rabbit haemorrhagic disease,
Iceland
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Information received on 23/11/2020 from Dr Sigurborg Dađadóttir, Chief Veterinary Officer, Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority,
Ministry of Industries and Innovation, Selfoss, Iceland
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Summary
| Report type |
Follow-up report No. 1 (Final report) |
| Date of start of the event |
23/03/2020 |
| Date of confirmation of the event |
30/03/2020 |
| Report date |
23/11/2020 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
23/11/2020 |
| Date event resolved |
01/06/2020 |
| Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
2002 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus |
| Serotype |
RHDV2 |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Laboratory (advanced) |
| This event pertains to |
the whole country |
| Related reports |
Immediate notification (01/04/2020)
Follow-up report No. 1 (23/11/2020)
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| Outbreaks |
There are no new outbreaks in this report |
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Epidemiology
| Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
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| Epidemiological comments |
Sudden death in a flock of feral rabbits in one area. Number of susceptible rabbits in the area is estimated to be around 140. 104 carcasses have been found, 22 rabbits have been saved and about 10-15 live rabbits are still in the area. Signs of the disease have not yet been detected in other areas. Rabbit owners have been advised to avoid the area and apply biosecurity measures in caring for their rabbits. Vaccination of domestic rabbits will be advised when vaccine will be available in the country.
There has only once been an outbreak of RHD before in Iceland, it was in 2002. The serotype of the virus at that time is not known. |
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Control measures
| Measures applied |
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Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
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Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s)
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No treatment of affected animals
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| Measures to be applied |
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Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| National Veterinary Laboratory of Sweden, SVA (Foreign laboratory) |
Rabbits |
polymerase chain reaction (PCR) |
31/03/2020 |
Positive |
| Institute of experimental pathology at Keldur, University of Iceland (National laboratory) |
Rabbits |
histopathological examination |
27/03/2020 |
Positive |
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Future Reporting
| The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted. |
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