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ArticleTransboundary and emerging diseases2026

The First Confirmed Outbreak of Recombinant Myxomatosis Virus in the Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus P.) Population in Hungary.

A Bende, A Hegyi-Nándori, R László, M Marsai, A Örkényi, P Malik, F Jánoska, L Bánáti

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

A BendeInstitute of Wildlife Biology and Management, University of Sopron, Sopron, Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3959-5891
A Hegyi-NándoriNational Food Chain Safety Office, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Directorate, Virology Department, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0001-0595
R LászlóInstitute of Wildlife Biology and Management, University of Sopron, Sopron, Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7654-4774
M MarsaiNational Food Chain Safety Office, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Directorate, Pathology Department, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1687-3562
A ÖrkényiNational Food Chain Safety Office, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Directorate, Virology Department, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9446-6689
P MalikNational Food Chain Safety Office, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Directorate, Virology Department, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3335-1036
F JánoskaInstitute of Wildlife Biology and Management, University of Sopron, Sopron, Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6200-0829
L BánátiInstitute of Wildlife Biology and Management, University of Sopron, Sopron, Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1882-2311

Funding

Faculty of Forestry of the University of SopronMinistry of Agriculture
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We investigated the emergence and spread of the ha-MYXV (recombinant myxoma virus) in the brown hare (Lepus europaeus) population in Hungary. During PCR genetic analysis of 37 samples collected between October 7 and 28, 2025, at the beginning of the outbreak, we found recombinant myxoma virus DNA in 89.2% of the samples, which are the first known ha-MYXV type epidemic infections in brown hares in Hungary. The recombinant MYXV infecting Lagomorpha species first entered western Hungary as a result of an outbreak near Vienna (Austria), and then appeared in the eastern part of the country within a week. Based on European experience, the new virus strain will have a significant impact on the Hungarian populations of brown hares, which calls into question the possibility of profitable game management with this species in many areas, foreshadowing the need for nationwide monitoring system studies to map the epidemiological characteristics of recombinant MYXV.

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Disease OutbreaksHaresMyxoma virusPoxviridae InfectionsAnimalsHungaryEuropean brown hareha-MYXVHungaryLepus europeausmyxoma virusspecies jump

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PMID42421601
PMCPMC13347172

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