Special Episode: Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus

This Podcast Will Kill You

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Health & Fitness, Science

4.8 • 17.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

We ended our myxoma virus episode on a bit of a cliffhanger, briefly alluding to the emergence of another deadly rabbit virus on the global scene. In this follow-up bonus episode, we take a closer look at this recent arrival, rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV), and what its rapid spread around the world has meant for both invasive European rabbits in Australia as well as native rabbit species around the world. Dr. Robyn Hall (@Virologica), veterinary virologist, epidemiologist, and Team Leader of the Rabbit Biocontrol Team at CSIRO in Australia, walks us through how this virus earned the nickname “bunny Ebola”, where it seems to be having the most impact, and what the sudden appearance of a new type of RHDV has taught us about viral evolution and ecological cascades. Then, once we fill up on RHDV facts, we talk favorite viruses, life as a veterinary virologist, and so much more! Tune in wherever you get your podcasts. And check out our website for links to where you can learn more about this fascinating and deadly virus.

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1:05.8	Hi, I'm Erin Welsh and this is This Podcast Will Kill You.
1:28.0	I'm back with another bonus episode in our mini series of bonus content that will be
1:33.0	releasing over the next few months.
1:35.7	In case this is the first bonus episode you're tuning into and you're wondering what
1:40.3	the heck is going on, I'm using these episodes as an opportunity to explore more about whatever
1:46.1	disease or topic we covered in our previous week's episode and also to get to chat with
1:51.2	experts about their jobs, their hopes, their dreams, whatever comes to mind.
1:56.4	If you've listened to the podcast before, you know that I'm kind of a relentless question
2:01.0	asker and so instead of just pestering Erin updike with all the questions, I'm saving
2:06.1	some for these episodes.
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