Question: What is the Mortality Rate of RHD

The mortality rate is an estimate of the percentage of animals with a given disease will die from the disease.

Answer:

The mortality rate of RHD is anywhere from 50-100 percent. That is, 50-100 percent of rabbits in an outbreak of RHD can be expected to die from the disease. (

Remember, a rabbit that survives infection with RHD can carry and shed (spread) the virus for a long time -- estimates range up to 6 weeks, maybe longer.)

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