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ABSTRACT This case report describes the clinical presentation and successful surgical management of a combined dorsal entropion‐ectropion macroblepharon with an elongated and folded nictitating membrane in a 2‐year‐old male giant rabbit. The rabbit initially presented with bilateral chronic, recurrent corneal erosions secondary to abnormal eyelid and ...
Anja Suter +4 more
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Primary Glaucoma in a Litter of Lop Rabbits
ABSTRACT Objective To describe pectinate ligament dysplasia (PLD) and primary glaucoma in a litter of adult Lop rabbits. Animals Studied A litter of six adult Lop rabbits, three males and three females. Procedures The animals were surrendered to the shelter.
Melaney A. Mayes +5 more
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Seroprevalence of Encephalitozoon cuniculi in Pet Rabbits in Korea
Encephalitozoon cuniculi is a microsporidian parasite commonly found in rabbits that can infect humans, causing encephalitozoonosis. The prevalence of encephalitozoonosis is not well documented, even when many clinics suspect pet rabbits as being highly infected. This study investigated the seropositivity of E. cuniculi using ELISA.
Shin, Jin-Cheol +4 more
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Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) are frequently reared for meat production in China. The aim of this study was to assess the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Encephalitozoon cuniculi, and risk factors of infection in domestic rabbits raised in ...
Wang Shuai +7 more
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Encephalitozoonosis is an increasingly important opportunistic protozoan infection in immunocompromised individuals. This study aims to examine the development of an experimental Encephalitozoon cuniculi infection in the central nervous system of ...
Maria Anete Lallo +1 more
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Three Cases of Neurologic Syndrome Caused by Donor-Derived Microsporidiosis
In April 2014, a kidney transplant recipient in the United States experienced headache, diplopia, and confusion, followed by neurologic decline and death.
Rachel Smith +20 more
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Diagnosis and treatment of endoparasites in pet rabbits
Background: Rabbits are popular pets and members of the veterinary team play a critical role both as providers of species‐specific medical care and a source of informed advice regarding husbandry and preventive medicine. Rabbits can potentially be infected with a somewhat bewildering array of endoparasites, but pathogenicity and significance of ...
Kate Hughes, Richard Saunders
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Monoclonal Antibodies for Specific Detection of Encephalitozoon cuniculi [PDF]
ABSTRACT Seven species-specific monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) were produced against Encephalitozoon cuniculi and characterized. The MAbs were immunoglobulin G, and when used for indirect microimmunofluorescence microscopy and Western immunoblot assays, they detected E.
Lan, Mo, Michel, Drancourt
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Indagine sierologica e molecolare di Encephalitozoon cuniculi in conigli pet [PDF]
L'Encefalitozoonosi rappresenta una parassitosi notevolmente diffusa tra diverse classi di animali domestici e selvatici. Il coniglio tuttavia rappresenta l'ospite definitivo capace di trasmettere l'infezione attraverso la diffusione di spore nelle urine.
D'Ovidio, Dario
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ABSTRACT Objective Encephalitozoon pogonae, a recently identified microsporidian species, has been associated with systemic infections in Central bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) manifesting as granulomatous inflammation and vasculitis. Despite the species similarity to Encephalitozoon cuniculi, which causes ocular, neurologic, and renal pathology in
Vanessa Raphtis +6 more
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