Background: Pasteurellosis is a common disease of cattle, pigs, and poultry, which rarely affects humans. In rabbits, the respiratory presentation of the disease is frequently reported. Clinical signs related to bronchopneumonia include sneezing, lung stertors, oculonasal discharge, dyspnea and...
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Santiani, F.; Henker, L. C.; Schwertz, C. I.; Lorenzett, M. P.; Oliveira Filho, J. X. de; Morés, M. A. Z.; Mendes, R. E.; Casagrande, R. A.
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Faculdade de Veterinária, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Citation
Acta Scientiae Veterinariae, 2019, 47, Supplement,
Myxomatosis is an endemic infectious, severe and often fatal disease of rabbit caused by myxoma virus. In the present study, myxomatosis outbreaks were reported in 7 domestic rabbit farms in Egypt. Rabbits showed oedema of the eyelids, facial oedema and blepharoconjunctivitis. The morbidity and...
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Salem, H. M.; Morsy, E. A.; Hassanen, E. I.; Shehata, A. A.
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Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Citation
World Rabbit Science, 2019, 27, 2, pp 85-91
Purpose: Extemporaneously prepared miconazole eye drops (EPMD) are used by some eye care practitioners to manage keratomycosis in Ghana. This study therefore aimed to determine the efficacy and safety of EPMD using in vitro and in vivo experimental models. Methods: The minimum inhibitory...
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Gyanfosu, L.; Koffuor, G. A.; Kyei, S.; Ababio-Danso, B.; Peprah-Donkor, K.; Nyansah, W. B.; Asare, F.
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Springer, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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International Ophthalmology, 2018, 38, 5, pp 2089-2100
Statements: Tetracyclines are old family of antibiotics, with broad spectrum and low toxicity. They have widespread tissular distribution, in all tissues, and particularly in secretory organs. They are eliminated by renal route. They are bacteriostatic, inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis. They...
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Maringue, C.; Chahory, S.
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Elsevier Masson, Issy-les Moulineaux Cedex, France
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Revue Vétérinaire Clinique, 2019, 54, 1, pp 23-28
The main objective of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity and anti-inflammatory activity of marine actinomycetes extract against ocular pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Actinomycetes isolated from Rameswaram coastal region, Tamilnadu, India were initially screened by primary...
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Femina Wahaab; Kalidass Subramaniam; Jawahar, M.
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Elsevier B. V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
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International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine, 2015, 3, 1/2, pp 26-35
In this paper the frequently occurring ocular disease in rabbits is presented. Conjunctivitis and dacryocystitis is common in rabbits, causing significant frustration among veterinarians. Both disorders are of multifactorial origin. Factors that predispose rabbits to conjunctivitis and...
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Kotodziejska-Sawerska, A.
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Krajowa Izba Lekarsko Weterynaryjna, Warszawa, Poland
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Życie Weterynaryjne, 2014, 89, 2, pp 128-132
Bovine herpes virus 1 (BoHV-1), an important bovine pathogen, causes conjunctivitis and disorders in the upper respiratory tract. Following acute infection, BoHV1 establishes life-long latency in sensory neurons. Recent studies demonstrated that viral gene products expressed in trigeminal...
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Zhu LiQian; Prasanth Thunuguntla; Liu YiLin; Hancock, M.; Jones, C.
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Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Virology, 2017, 500, pp 91-95
The present study was carried out to study pathology and virulence of Pasteurella multocida B:2 isolated from natural outbreak of Pasteurella infection in rabbits. Healthy Pasteurella multocida B:2 free rabbits (12) were divided in control and challenged group. The challenged group rabbits were...
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Patel, S. J.; Joshi, D. V.; Raval, S. H.; Patel, B. J.; Patel, J. G.; Chauhan, H. C.; Chandel, B. S.; Patel, B. K.; Shah, N. M.
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Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India
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Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2016, 86, 4, pp 380-386
Thelazia callipaeda (Spirurida, Thelaziidae), the so-called oriental eyeworm, has been increasingly reported as an agent of infection in animals and humans from many European countries. Clinical signs range from subclinical to moderate or severe ocular disorders (e.g., epiphora, photophobia, ...
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Papadopoulos, E.; Komnenou, A.; Thomas, A.; Ioannidou, E.; Colella, V.; Otranto, D.
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Wiley, Berlin, Germany
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Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2018, 65, 1, pp 248-252
The main anatomical and physiological characteristics of the eye and ocular annexes of rabbit are given in this article, followed by presentation of the eye diseases most frequently encountered in consultation in this species including blepharitis, conjunctivitis, corneal occlusive syndrome,...
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Newsmed, Paris, France
Citation
Point Vétérinaire, 2015, 46, 359(Part 1), pp 24-32