WARNING: To those intending to visit Australia, this is an urgent reminder that Australian authorities are deliberately spreading Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease across Australia. Australia is the only country in the world using this deadly haemorrhagic virus of mammals as a biological control agent. RHD/RCD CAN LIVE ON YOUR CLOTHING FOR OVER 100 DAYS, thus surviving a plane journey back to your own country with ease. RHD/RCD will also survive on inanimate objects and will be plentiful throughout the food supply of humans in Australia. The USA will not allow RHD/RCD onto its shores and most other countries would rather see this virus wiped out (not the European rabbit who for many countries provides food, prey for hunting animals, and companionship animals for humans).

Please follow precautionary measures when returning to your own country such as disinfecting clothes and shoes and showering with an antiseptic soap. Remember that four out of five caliciviruses are already known to infect humans and there are no vaccines to protect any animals other than rabbits from RHD. Also, there is no cure for your rabbit if it contracts RHD/RCD, it will die within 2 days. We who live in Australia have no choice. We are exposed to RHD/RCD more than any other humans on earth (and our children are exposed and our children's children will be exposed). As far as I know there is no ongoing monitoring as to the possible effects of this virus on humans or other species (RHD/RCD is only 12 years old). Hepatitis E is also a calicivirus and kills 25% of pregnant women infected by the disease. Australian authorities have also imported and released Spanish fleas to spread the disease. RHD/RCD escaped containment onto our mainland. This fact in itself shows how little control authorities have over this deadly disease. RHD is not allowed onto the shores of the USA (and all US pet, fancy and meat rabbits are European rabbits susceptible to RCD/RHD) Please don't take RHD virus home with you.