Myxomatosis
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Myxomatosis is a disease caused by Myxoma virus, a rabbit poxvirus in the genus Leporipoxvirus. The natural hosts are tapeti in South and Central America, and brush rabbits in North America. The myxom
Myxoma virus
Wild rabbit with inflammation of eyes and nose caused by myxomatosis (Germany).
European rabbit with skin nodules caused by myxomatosis (West Yorkshire, UK)
Pet rabbit with myxomatosis caused by the MSW strain of myxoma virus (Santa Cruz, CA), showing swollen eyelids and genitals
Brush rabbit
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The brush rabbit, or western brush rabbit, or Californian brush rabbit, is a species of cottontail rabbit found in western coastal regions of North America, from the Columbia River in Oregon to the so
Myxomatosis
…rabbit poxvirus in the genus Leporipoxvirus. The natural hosts are tapeti (forest cottontail, Sylvilagus brasiliensis) in South and Central America, and brush rabbits (Sylvilagus bachmani) in North America. The myxoma virus causes only a mild disease in these species, but causes a severe and usually fatal disease in…
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Brush rabbit