The myxomatosis is a disease that only affects the lagomorph (especially rabbits), identified for the first time in the late 19th century in South America.
rabbit populations concerned were over there are immunized against the virus, and were what we call healthy carriers.
In the 50s, Australia and England among other imported it and the virus inoculated local populations to eradicate them. In France, the same experiment was attempted, but on a private initiative.
The result was stunning. The virus causes necrosis of the eyes, then migrates to the organs and causes death. Up to 90% of some populations have been affected ... 
's story is strangely virus makes me think about the story of another virus, whose origin is little known ... 
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