Overview
- City authorities confirmed RHD in Offenburg, with risk to both wild and pet rabbits.
- The infection is highly contagious and often kills affected animals within a very short time.
- Transmission occurs mainly via biting mosquitoes and flies as well as contact with infected secretions.
- Officials emphasize there is no danger to humans, dogs or cats.
- Because many wild rabbits die unseen in burrows, residents are asked to report found carcasses to Technische Betriebe Offenburg.