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'Protect your pets' warning issued over RVHD2 virus outbreak that can kill - Liverpool Echo

Medivet warns nearly 1 million UK pet rabbits face increased risk of RVHD2 due to heatwave-driven rise in biting flies transmitting the virus, urging vaccination and precautions.

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The potentially fatal Rabbit Viral Haemorrhagic Disease Strain 2 (RVHD2) risks crossing to UK shores from Europe in the current hot weather

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UK vet issues urgent virus warning as pet owners told to 'protect your animals' in heat

The UK's current heatwave could trigger a virus outbreak, experts warn, with close to a million pet rabbits at risk

·Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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'It can kill' RVHD2 virus outbreak warning issued to UK pet owners by vet

The potentially fatal Rabbit Viral Haemorrhagic Disease Strain 2 (RVHD2) risks crossing to UK shores from Europe in the current hot weather

·Bristol, United Kingdom
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'Protect your pets' warning issued over RVHD2 virus outbreak that can kill - Liverpool Echo

The potentially fatal Rabbit Viral Haemorrhagic Disease Strain 2 (RVHD2) risks crossing to UK shores from Europe in the current hot weather

·Liverpool, United Kingdom
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RVHD2 virus UK outbreak warning as pet owners told 'protect your animals' - The Mirror

Hot weather could see the strain hit UK shores, putting millions of domestic and wild rabbits at risk

·London, United Kingdom
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Daily Mirror broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Friday, August 15, 2025.
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