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Surveillance of Wildlife Viruses: Insights from South Australia’s Monitoring of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV GI.1 and GI.2)

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Davies Livestock Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia
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Foundation for Rabbit Free Australia, P.O. Box 145, Collinswood, Adelaide, SA 5081, Australia
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School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia
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Independent Researcher, 6/43B Bridge Street Kensington, Kensington, SA 5068, Australia
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Retired.
Viruses 2024, 16(10), 1553; https://doi.org/10.3390/v16101553
Submission received: 6 September 2024 / Revised: 29 September 2024 / Accepted: 29 September 2024 / Published: 30 September 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Monitoring New Viral Diseases in Wild Rabbit and Hares (Lagomorphs))

Abstract

Surveillance of wildlife virus impacts can be passive or active. Both approaches have their strengths and weaknesses, especially regarding cost and knowledge that can be gained. Monitoring of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (GI.1 and GI.2) in South Australia has utilised both strategies and their methods and gained insights are discussed. Active strategies to monitor the continuing impact of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus 2 (GI.2) on susceptible lagomorphs in countries such as the USA, Mexico, South Africa, Spain, France and Portugal are encouraged to gain critical insights into the evolution, spread and impact of this virus. Furthermore, there are lessons here for the international monitoring of diseases in wildlife, particularly where there is a risk of them becoming zoonotic.
Keywords: RHDV2; lagomorph; Oryctolagus cuniculus; Turretfield; monitoring; vectors; ecology; burrow searching; citizen science; Australia RHDV2; lagomorph; Oryctolagus cuniculus; Turretfield; monitoring; vectors; ecology; burrow searching; citizen science; Australia

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Peacock, D.E.; Iannella, A.; Sinclair, R.G.; Kovaliski, J. Surveillance of Wildlife Viruses: Insights from South Australia’s Monitoring of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV GI.1 and GI.2). Viruses 2024, 16, 1553. https://doi.org/10.3390/v16101553

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Peacock DE, Iannella A, Sinclair RG, Kovaliski J. Surveillance of Wildlife Viruses: Insights from South Australia’s Monitoring of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV GI.1 and GI.2). Viruses. 2024; 16(10):1553. https://doi.org/10.3390/v16101553

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Peacock, David E., Amy Iannella, Ron G. Sinclair, and John Kovaliski. 2024. "Surveillance of Wildlife Viruses: Insights from South Australia’s Monitoring of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV GI.1 and GI.2)" Viruses 16, no. 10: 1553. https://doi.org/10.3390/v16101553

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