Animals - Case of rabbit plague in Lower Franconia
A dead hare found in the Rhön-Grabfeld district has been diagnosed with hare plague. As things stand at present, this is an isolated case, as the district office announced on Wednesday. Sick hares, wild rabbits and rodents would lose their speed and shyness due to the hare plague, it said. They also reportedly become listless and weak.
The pathogen is transmissible to humans and pets, although only a few cases of the disease in humans are known. Nevertheless, "suspected hares and rabbits in the wild and their blood or excrement must not be touched under any circumstances", the authorities continued.
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- Despite being rarely reported in humans, the brown hare, which was found with rabbit plague in Lower Franconia, shares the same pathogen with domesticated animals, posing a potential risk to human health.
- The brown hare, a common animal in Lower Franconia's forests, has encountered a known cause of death, hare plague, which has been detected in a hare found in the Rhön-Grabfeld district.
- In an effort to prevent the spread of diseases like rabbit plague, which was found in a brown hare in Lower Franconia, authorities warn against handling sick animals or their excrement in the region.
Source: www.stern.de
