European brown hare syndrome
| Lagovirus europaeus | |
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| Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Pisuviricota |
| Class: | Pisoniviricetes |
| Order: | Picornavirales |
| Family: | Caliciviridae |
| Genus: | Lagovirus |
| Species: | Lagovirus europaeus |
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European brown hare syndrome (EBHS) is a highly contagious viral disease that affects hares and some cottontail rabbits, though it is most frequently found in the European hare (Lepus europaeus). It is caused by the lagovirus known as Lagovirus europaeus, formerly European brown hare syndrome virus.
The disease manifests clinically as liver damage, but most hares that contract the virus die within 2-7 days before clinical signs are visible, following a period of anorexia and depression.