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Head tilt in rabbits caused by pasteurellosis and encephalitozoonosis.
- Source :
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Laboratory animals [Lab Anim] 1985 Jul; Vol. 19 (3), pp. 208-13. - Publication Year :
- 1985
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Abstract
- Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) of non-dwarf (Group A) and dwarf (Group B) strains showing a common clinical sign of head tilt (torticollis) were examined. With 1 exception, all rabbits of group A had otitis and empyema of either one or both middle ears. Pasteurella multocida was isolated from pus and from the nose of all but 1 of these rabbits, and on occasion was also isolated from the brain. By contrast in all dwarf rabbits the presence of the protozoan Encephalitozoon cuniculi was confirmed both histologically and serologically. This parasite did not affect the ears of the animals but rather the central nervous system. We assume that the different exposure to both agents, rather than the degree of susceptibility, was responsible for the differences found between the 2 types of rabbits.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Animals, Laboratory
Brain pathology
Ear, Middle pathology
Encephalitozoon cuniculi
Female
Kidney pathology
Male
Otitis Media, Suppurative diagnosis
Pasteurella Infections diagnosis
Protozoan Infections diagnosis
Species Specificity
Torticollis etiology
Otitis Media veterinary
Otitis Media, Suppurative veterinary
Pasteurella Infections veterinary
Protozoan Infections, Animal
Rabbits
Torticollis veterinary
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0023-6772
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Laboratory animals
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 3928964
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1258/002367785780893548