In Andalusia, one of the most relevant Spanish rabbit hunting regions, the first GI.2 case was confirmed in the summer of 2013 and continued with a sharp increase in the number of detected cases during 2014, followed by a decreasing trend in the following years [ 57 ].
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Comparison of the Impact between Classical and Novel Strains of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease on Wild Rabbit Populations in Spain.
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For example, in traditionally wet areas, such as Galicia, the population size had a negative trend after GI.2, and dryer areas, such as Valencian Community, had a positive trend.
According to our findings, rabbit populations in Spain showed a positive trend in the years before the first outbreak of GI.1, when rabbit numbers dropped by around 53%.