DARE COUNTY, N.C. (WAVY) — The first case of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus type two (RHDV2) was confirmed in Dare County, North Carolina, marking a significant health concern for domestic rabbit ...

This undated stock photo shows a black-tailed jackrabbit running in a field. Shutterstock SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A highly contagious and deadly rabbit disease has been found in California for the first ...

With millions of feral rabbits currently hopping around the continent, you might wonder if the viruses that kept their numbers down in the past still work.

When New Scientist reporter James Woodford was assigned to a story about a virus designed to kill rabbits, he never expected to be accused of spreading it ...