This is a manmade virus that was developed in the 70's in Australia to bring down the overpopulation of wild rabbits. They designed it so as not to affect any other animals only rabbits. However since it is airborne it quickly spread to domestic rabbits. Then they used it in Europe to eradicate the overpopulation of wild rabbits there, and again, it spread to domestic rabbits due to its highly contagious and airborne traits. Now it has been released in America for whatever reason and so
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