RHDV1 K5

Country: New Zealand

Language: English

Source: Ministry for Primary Industries

Active ingredient:

rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (k5 variant), 08q712 strain

Available from:

Canterbury Regional Council

Composition:

rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (k5 variant), 08q712 strain 3 thou iu/ml

Therapeutic area:

Vertebrate Toxic Agent

Authorization status:

ACVM Registered

Authorization date:

2018-02-22

Summary of Product characteristics

PROPOSED LABEL: DRAFT LABELS AND PACKAGE LEAFLET
DRAFT INFORMATION SHEET
_DRAFT LABELS AND PACKAGE LEAFLET_
_ _
DRAFT CARTON LABEL FOR RHDV1 K5
THERE WILL BE NO CARTON LABEL.
DRAFT 10 ML BOTTLE AND VIAL BOX LABEL FOR
RHDV1 K5
RHDV1 K5
Contains:
RABBIT HAEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS, 08Q712 >30,000 ID
50
UNITS PER VIAL
FOR THE INFECTION OF EUROPEAN RABBITS (_Oryctolagus cuniculus_)
NET CONTENTS: AT LEAST 30,000 ID50 UNITS OF LYOPHILISED RABBIT
HAEMORRHAGIC
DISEASE VIRUS (RHDV1) 08Q712 STRAIN AS A WETTABLE POWDER
DIRECTIONS FOR USE:
READ ENCLOSED LEAFLET BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT. STRICTLY FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION TO
EUROPEAN RABBITS. FOR DISPOSAL OF CONTAINERS, REFER TO THE LEAFLET.
BY LAW: THIS PRODUCT MUST
ONLY BE USED AS SPECIFIED IN THE LABEL.
MANUFACTURER:
NSW Agriculture, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Woodridge
Rd, Menangle, NSW 2570, Australia
REGISTERED IN NEW ZEALAND TO:
Canterbury Regional Council, 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch ACVM No.
V9646
STORE BELOW 4–8
O
C (DO NOT FREEZE)
BATCH
DATE OF MANUFACTURE
EXP
mm/yy
mm/yy
NET CONTENTS: AT LEAST 30,000 ID50 UNITS OF LYOPHILISED RABBIT
HAEMORRHAGIC DISEASE
VIRUS
(RHDV1) 08Q712 STRAIN PER VIAL AS A WETTABLE POWDER
INTRODUCTION:
Rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) is an acute,
highly infectious and usually fatal condition which
affects only European rabbits _Oryctolagus_
_ _
_cuniculus_. All breeds of rabbits in Australia and
New Zealand are derived from _Oryctolagus_
_ _
_cuniculus _and are therefore potentially
susceptible
to infection with rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus
(RHDV1).
A vaccine to protect pet and farmed rabbits from
RHDV1 is available from your local veterinarian. In
order to avoid the unnecessary infection and possibly
death of farmed and pet rabbits, the public and rabbit
farmers should be made aware of the proposed use
of
RHDV1 K5, for instance through some form of
public
and targeted notification, so that they can
vaccinate
rabbits that could be exposed to RHDV1.
Once a rabbit is infected, the virus replicates
rapidly within the liv