Detection of rabbit Haemorrhagic disease virus 2 during the wild rabbit ( Oryctolagus cuniculus ) eradication from the Berlengas archipelago, Portugal

Background In the regular wildlife monitoring action carried out in the summer of the past few years at the Berlenga Island, wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) have been repeatedly found dead. However, the origin of those deaths was never investigated. Our aim was to investigate the cause of death of 11 rabbits collected between April and May 2016.