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The myxoma virus causes only a mild disease in these species, with signs limited to the formation of skin nodules. [3] Myxomatosis is the name of the severe and often fatal disease in European rabbits caused by the myxoma virus. Different strains exist which vary in their virulence.
pigs, dogs, cats ingestion of eggs from contaminated soil, food, or water Avian influenza: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1: wild birds, domesticated birds such as chickens [2] close contact 2003–present avian influenza in Southeast Asia and Egypt. Babesiosis: Babesia spp. mice, other animals tick bite Batai virus infection Batai orthobunyavirus
Encephalitozoonosis is a parasitic disease caused by the microsporidia Encephalitozoon cuniculi, which mainly affects rabbits in Europe. Other strains of the pathogen cause disease in Old World mice and canines. Encephalitozoonosis occurs mainly in immunocompromised animals and is a potential zoonosis. Although very rare, it can also occur in ...
The mutating RHDV2 virus appears to have become more deadly than earlier strains.
Tyzzer's disease is an acute epizootic bacterial disease found in rodents, rabbits, dogs, cats, birds, pandas, deer, foals, cattle, and other mammals including gerbils [1] and spinifex hopping-mice (Notomys alexis). [2] It is caused by the spore-forming bacterium Clostridium piliforme, formerly known as Bacillus piliformis. [3]
Keep tabs on 32 of the illnesses that typically affect rabbits, so that you can spot the early signs and seek potentially life-saving treatment
Taenia pisiformis, commonly called the rabbit tapeworm, is an endoparasitic tapeworm which causes infection in lagomorphs, rodents, and carnivores. Adult T. pisiformis typically occur within the small intestines of the definitive hosts , the carnivores.
Spilopsyllus cuniculi, the rabbit flea, is a species of flea in the family Pulicidae. It is an external parasite of rabbits and hares and is occasionally found on cats and dogs and also certain seabirds that nest in burrows. It can act as a vector for the virus that causes the rabbit disease myxomatosis.