Myxomatosis is a disease caused by Myxoma virus, a rabbit poxvirus in the genus Leporipoxvirus. The natural hosts are tapeti (forest cottontail, Sylvilagus brasiliensis) in South and Central America, and brush rabbits (Sylvilagus bachmani) in North America.
Myxomatosis is a disease caused by Myxoma virus, a rabbit poxvirus in the genus Leporipoxvirus. The natural hosts are tapeti (forest cottontail, Sylvilagus brasiliensis) in South and Central America, and brush rabbits (Sylvilagus bachmani) in North America.
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