| Meningoencephalitis and pneumonia caused by Pasteurella multocida in rabbits |
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Jiyeon Jeong1, Kyunghyun Lee1, Eun-Jin Choi1, Ha-Young Kim1, Jun Hyung Sohn2, ByungJae So1, Ji-Youl Jung1 |
1Animal Disease Diagnostic Research Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency
2North Branch, Gyeonguk Veterinary Service Laboratory |
| 토끼에서 Pasteurella multocida 감염에 의한 뇌막뇌염과 폐렴 증례보고 |
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정지연1, 이경현1, 최은진1, 김하영1, 손준형2, 소병재1, 정지열1 |
1농림축산검역본부 질병진단과
2경북동물위생시험소 북부지소 |
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| Abstract |
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Eight rabbits exhibited head tilt and subsequently died. At necropsy, three rabbits had crusty deposits in ears and four had reddish lungs. The main histopathological features were severe diffuse suppurative meningoencephalitis (75.0% of rabbits), fibrinopurulent pneumonia (37.5%), and otitis externa (37.5%). Pasteurella multocida (P. multocida) was isolated from brains, ears, and lungs. The capsular serogroups of the isolates were untypable. Based on histopathological features and bacterial analysis results, the rabbits were diagnosed as P. multocida infection. P. multocida infections might result in considerable economic loss in commercial rabbit production facilities in Korea. |
| Key Words:
Pasteurella multocida, meningoencephalitis, pasteurellosis, pneumonia, rabbits |
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