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30-11-2005, 09:47 AM
Deadly disease may claim 9 out of 10 rabbits in UK
Worst outbreak of myxomatosis for years and high cost of vaccinating pets threaten to destroy population of 37.5 million
By Tom Anderson
Published: 27 November 2005
The worst outbreak of myxomatosis for years is threatening Britain's rabbit population, and owners of domestic animals are being warned to get their pets vaccinated without delay.
Reports are coming in of outbreaks of the disease across the country, with epidemics confirmed in Dorset, East Sussex, Essex, Newcastle, Cambridge, Durham and Surrey. Experts are blaming mild conditions in the autumn.
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article329577.ece
Worst outbreak of myxomatosis for years and high cost of vaccinating pets threaten to destroy population of 37.5 million
By Tom Anderson
Published: 27 November 2005
The worst outbreak of myxomatosis for years is threatening Britain's rabbit population, and owners of domestic animals are being warned to get their pets vaccinated without delay.
Reports are coming in of outbreaks of the disease across the country, with epidemics confirmed in Dorset, East Sussex, Essex, Newcastle, Cambridge, Durham and Surrey. Experts are blaming mild conditions in the autumn.
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article329577.ece