Journal article
Actinobacillus Capsulatus Septicemia in a Domestic Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus)
Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation, Vol.17(1), pp.83-85
01/2005
DOI: 10.1177/104063870501700119
PMID: 15690960
Abstract
A 5-year-old pet rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) died after a 3-day history of anorexia and depression. At necropsy, the stomach was distended with dough-like ingesta and hair consistent with gastric stasis syndrome. The lungs had multifocal, raised red nodules with circumferential hemorrhage. Microscopic examination showed pulmonary hemorrhage with intravascular fibrin thrombi and bacterial colonies, which were present in lesser amounts in the kidney, heart, and liver. Bacterial culture of the lung produced a heavy pure growth of Actinobacillus capsulatus. Acute septicemia is a novel presentation for this pathogen. This is the first documented case of A. capsulatus disease in the contiguous United States and may represent an underdiagnosed to emerging disease of lagomorphs.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Actinobacillus Capsulatus Septicemia in a Domestic Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus)
- Creators
- David K Meyerholz - Department of Veterinary Pathology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011–1250Joseph S Haynes - Department of Veterinary Pathology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011–1250
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation, Vol.17(1), pp.83-85
- DOI
- 10.1177/104063870501700119
- PMID
- 15690960
- ISSN
- 1040-6387
- eISSN
- 1943-4936
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2005
- Academic Unit
- Pathology
- Record Identifier
- 9984083852202771
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