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Experts have likened the rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) to the Ebola virus in humans, stating it is killing the little animals like wildfire across the country, as it continues to spread a year after it was detected.
This is according to Dr Karli du Preez, who is the owner of Exotic Vet in Century City and practices as a vet.
Du Preez told Weekend Argus the virus was so aggressive it was killing every rabbit in its path. In the southern Cape, 15 rabbits have died.
Du Preez explained that RHD virus
