The desert cottontails were found dead in the Cañada de San Vicente Ecological Reserve
A highly contagious and deadly virus targeting wild and domestic rabbits has been detected in two rabbit carcasses found in the Cañada de San Vicente Ecological Reserve in Ramona.
The first confirmed rabbit death from the virus in San Diego County was in Poway in June 2020. Since then, Fish and Wildlife has received 103 reports of one or more dead rabbits by phone or through its online rabbit mortality reporting system, said Deana Clifford, senior wildlife veterinarian with the department.
That is consistent with other reports suggesting that transmission of the virus appears to decrease in the hottest months of the year, she said. Residents who find dead rabbits on their property are advised to wear gloves or use a shovel to put the remains in a plastic bag, Fish and Wildlife officials said. Then the plastic bag should be sealed and placed in another plastic bag, which should be sprayed with disinfectant.
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