... from China, and phylogenetic analysis of the major capsid protein (VP60) revealedthat they were related to a pandemic antigenic variant strain known as RHDVa. Rapid spread of the RHDVa pandemic ... JournalOpen AccessResearch A pandemic strain of calicivirus threatens rabbit industries in the AmericasMichael T McIntosh*1, Shawn C Behan1, Fawzi M Mohamed1, Zhiqiang Lu2, Karen ... primer:GGCCACGCGTCGACTAGTAC and a conserved forwardprimer 3PForRHD: AGTGTTAAGATTTATAATACC. The 5'end of UT-01, NY-01, IN- 05, and ITALY-90 were obtainedby the 5' RACE. Random primed cDNA was tailed...