Coding-complete genome sequences of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus type 2 detected in 2023 in Washington State indicate a divergent incursion into the United States

Steven J Pauszek; Kaitlyn Waters; Fawzi Mohamed; Steven M Lakin; Karen Moran; Montariel Minor; Lynn Creekmore; Muzafar Makhdoomi; Bonto Faburay

doi:10.1128/mra.01087-23

Coding-complete genome sequences of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus type 2 detected in 2023 in Washington State indicate a divergent incursion into the United States

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2024 Apr 11;13(4):e0108723. doi: 10.1128/mra.01087-23. Epub 2024 Mar 13.

Authors

Steven J Pauszek¹, Kaitlyn Waters¹, Fawzi Mohamed¹, Steven M Lakin¹, Karen Moran¹, Montariel Minor¹, Lynn Creekmore², Muzafar Makhdoomi¹, Bonto Faburay¹

Affiliations

¹ Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plum Island Animal Disease Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Orient, New York, USA.
² Strategy and Policy Unit, Aquaculture, Swine, Equine and Poultry Health Center, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.

Abstract

Three rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus type 2 (RHDV2) coding-complete genome sequences were obtained from domestic and wild rabbits in Washington State in June and July 2023. These three RHDV2 sequences are <82% identical to previous RHDV2 sequences in North America and likely indicate a discrete incursion.

Keywords: RHDV2.