VHD and Myxi Outbreaks Warning- last updated:1.11.08

Hi,

I thought it was a good idea if everyone could add all outbreak areas on one post to prevent them from being lost as they get pushed down.

Of course, first and foremost I'd like to highlight the importance EVERYONE should have their rabbits vaccianted whether or not they are in an affected area as sadly many of us know all too well how vunerable our bunnies are to these diseases and theres no guarantee that just because your area isn't listed that it isn't infected. Please see this link here and get them vaccinated ASAP if they haven't already done so this year: http://www.rabbitrehome.org.uk/care/vaccination.asp

VHD areas so far are:
Aberdeenshire
Cheshire
Cumbria
Dunfermline
Edinburgh
Kent - *** 6 recent deaths as of 1.11.08***
Manchester
Moray
Perth
East Sussex
Bishops Stortford / Stansted
Wales (North, Wrexham)
Wales (south)

Myxi areas so far are:
Aberdeenshire
Angus
Banford
Barnsley
Bedfordshire ****VERY HIGH RISK AREA (2009)****
Bedhampton
Belfast (N.Ireland in general from the sounds of it)
Berkshire
Bishops Stortford / Stansted
Bristol
Bushby
Cambridge
Cosham
Cornwall
Cumbria
Darlington
Dorset
Durham
East Dunbartonshire
Essex
Featherstone
Glasgow
Gloucestershire
Hampshire- Gosport and Fareham
Havant
Hertfordshire
Houghton-le-spring
Inverness
Kenilworth
Kent
Lancanshire
Leicestershire
Lincolonshire
Manchester
Milton Keynes
Moray
Newcastle
Norfolk
Northumberland
North Wales
Nottingham
Pembrokshire (Wales)
Portsmouth
Reading
Scotland
Shropshire
Southampton
Stafford
Stourbridge
Surrey
Sussex
Swindon
Teeside
Wales (south)
Waterlooville
Waltham Abbey
Wiltshire
Wolverhampton
Worchester
Yorkshire

Please pm me if you know of outbreaks in your area so we can keep this list updated. As it makes life so much easier than having to check this thread, as being a student, I don't always have time or remember!

Thanks
Sarah and buns xx

I believe denton in Mcr has a outbreak

elaine

I was just speaking to my mum who lives in Stafford and apparently their local paper has reported several cases among pet bunnies in the area.

Kereen had it posted on her web site there was a VHD outbreak in Dunfermline

theres myxi around Barnsley .

Myxo - Prestatyn and Brynford/Holywell, both N. Wales

elaine said:

I believe denton in Mcr has a outbreak

elaine

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Bundle said:

I was just speaking to my mum who lives in Stafford and apparently their local paper has reported several cases among pet bunnies in the area.

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Can either of you tell me whether its VHD, Myxi or both? If not I'll make it a general area for either. :wink:

Sorry it's myxi in the Stafford area

couldnt find u 2 pm u, but thr's myxi in Aberdeenshire

OH NO nottighams near by!!!! luckily my vets have cheap vaccinations

My vet told me myxi is bad in the Reading area this year and theres also an outbreak close to Loughborough (Leicestershire) i've been told.

that is close to me aswell

cavysrock said:

that is close to me aswell

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Well if you'd vaccinated your rabbits like you've been saying you would for the last 8 months you wouldn't need to worry. Please get em done asap hun :wink:

Actually if you're in Derbyshire cavysrock, then Barnsley is very close to you too Barnsley's just down the road from me too. Jacob is going for her myxi jab on Thursday evening, now that she's old enough to have it done.

mine are going this week end

Essex in my town they still have an outbreak

Just spoken to O/H's sister and there's a myxi outbreak in Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria). Vets are cashingin on it too by charging £40 per vac :shock: :shock:

I've seen quite a few wild buns with myxi in Kenilworth the past few weeks

VHD

Theres been a VHD case in bexley Kent. val

Oh dear!