Ep 91 Myxomatosis: Down the rabbit hole
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Rabbit Miximotosis
Miximotosis has an almost unbelievably high mortality rate in the european rabbit, 99 point eight to a hundred % mortality. This is along the lines of, i think, just rabies and preons are the only two diseases that match this kind of mortality that we've ever covered. But even though this is a virus that's transmitted by vectors like mosquitoes and lice or fleas, it does seem like vectors, especially mosquitoes, are pretty pivotal in terms of large scale transmission. Like without them, these outbreaks don't really spread, or don't spread as quickly.
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