Rabbit Medicine and Surgery: Self-Assessment Color Review, Second Edition, Q&A 16
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Vaccination is advised in all domestic rabbits.
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| What viral infections are rabbits routinely vaccinated against in the UK? | Myxomatosis virus and viral haemorrhagic disease (VHD) virus.
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| Describe how the vaccination is administered and onset of immunity. | The vaccine is a recombinant attenuated myxoma vector virus which contains the RHD VP60 capsid gene such that a single vaccine immunises against the two diseases (169). The vaccine is administered subcutaneously and provides immunity for 1 year. Full onset of immunity takes 3 weeks to develop.
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| At what age can rabbits be vaccinated? | Rabbits can be vaccinated from 5 weeks of age.
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| Are there any situations in which their use is contraindicated? | Vaccination is not recommended in the first 14 days of pregnancy. There is also no safety study performed on breeding bucks to prove or disprove effects on fertility.
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