Rabbit venereal spirochetosis, a disease caused by Treponema paraluisleporidarum ecovar Cuniculus (TPeC), affects both wild and pet rabbits, and is transmitted sexually and via direct contact among animals. Treatment of syphilis in pet rabbits requires administration of antibiotics, including...
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Jekl, V.; Nováková, M.; Jeklová, E.; Pospíšilová, P.; Křenová, J.; Faldyna, M.; Škorič, M.; Šmajs, D.
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Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021, 7, June,
Treponema paraluiscuniculi is the causative agent of rabbit venereal spirochetosis. It is not infectious to humans, although its genome structure is very closely related to other pathogenic Treponema species including Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum, the etiological agent of syphilis. In...
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Šmajs, D.; Zobaníková, M.; Strouhal, M.; Čejková, D.; Dugan-Rocha, S.; Pospíšilová, P.; Norris, S. J.; Albert, T.; Qin, X.; Hallsworth-Pepin, K.; Buhay, C.; Muzny, D. M.; Chen, L.; Gibbs, R. A.; Weinstock, G. M.
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Public Library of Sciences (PLoS), San Francisco, USA
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PLoS ONE, 2011, No.May, pp e20415
A rabbit farm with 85 adult rabbits was investigated for genital problems. 23 Rabbits (12 males and 11 females) had multiple vesicles covered with scabs and ulcers in genital regions, lips and eyelids. The condition was diagnosed as treponematosis based on characteristic clinical symptoms and dark...
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Girish, B. C.; Shilpa, V. T.; Jayaramu, G. M.; Manjunatha, K. P.
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Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Ahmedabad, India
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Intas Polivet, 2015, 16, 2, pp 244-245
Infectious diseases are common in laboratory or farmed rabbits that are kept in colonies. In intensive conditions infectious causes of enteritis or respiratory disease can be major problems but are rarer in rabbits that are kept as pets because they are not in contact with other rabbits. In pet ...
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Harcourt-Brown, F.
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Suomen Eläinlääkäriliitto, Helsinki, Finland
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Luentokokoelma 2010, Helsinki, Finland, 1-3 December, 2010, 2010, pp 196-206
Cross infection of rabbits and hares with Treponema paraluiscuniculi from rabbits and the related microorganism from hares, which was provisionally named "Treponema paraluisleporis", revealed that T. paraluiscuniculi affects rabbits clinically, but only causes seroconversion in hares without...
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Lumeij, J. T.; Mikalová, L.; Šmajs, D.
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Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Veterinary Microbiology, 2013, 164, 1/2, pp 190-194
The causes, diagnosis, treatment and control of skin diseases affecting rabbits and rodents were discussed.
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World Small Animal Veterinary Association, Bangkok, Thailand
Citation
40th World Small Animal Veterinary Association Congress, Bangkok, Thailand, 15-18 May, 2015. Proceedings book, 2015, pp 485-487
The genome of Treponema paraluiscuniculi strain Cuniculi A was compared to the genome of the syphilis spirochete Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum strain Nichols using DNA microarray hybridization, whole-genome fingerprinting, and DNA sequencing. A DNA microarray of T. pallidum subsp. pallidum...
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Strouhal, M.; Šmajs, D.; Matějková, P.; Sodergren, E.; Amin, A. G.; Howell, J. K.; Norris, S. J.; Weinstock, G. M.
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American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Washington, USA
Citation
Infection and Immunity, 2007, 75, 12, pp 5859-5866
Background: Pathogenic uncultivable treponemes comprise human and animal pathogens including agents of syphilis, yaws, bejel, pinta, and venereal spirochetosis in rabbits and hares. A set of 10 treponemal genome sequences including those of 4 Treponema pallidum ssp. pallidum (TPA) strains (Nichols, ...
Author(s)
Čejková, D.; Strouhal, M.; Norris, S. J.; Weinstock, G. M.; Šmajs, D.
Publisher
Public Library of Sciences (PLoS), San Francisco, USA
Citation
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015, 9, 10, pp e0004110
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This chapter covers the general considerations regarding diseases and health problems in rabbits, quarantine and disease diagnosis. Focus is given on the clinical signs, causes, treatment and prevention of major rabbit diseases and health problems (pasteurellosis, rhinitis, pneumonia, abscesses,...
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McNitt, J. I.; Lukefahr, S. D.; Cheeke, P. R.; Patton, N. M.
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2013 CABI (H ISBN 9781780640129)
Treponematosis, called rabbit syphilis, is an infectious disease caused by Treponema cuniculi in rabbits. In this case report, five rabbits were presented with severe crusts in lips, genitalia and nose. Skin scrapings and fungal test were negative. Human syphilis antibody test was positive. The ...
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Kim SangHun; Lee SangEun; Song KunHo; Kim DuckHwan
Publisher
Korean Society of Veterinary Clinics, Seoul, Korea Republic
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Clinics, 2009, 26, 6, pp 625-627