title: Myxomatosis in domestic rabbits in Oregon.
abstract: An epizootic of myxomatosis involved 26 rabbitries in western Oregon. Major clinical signs were inflammation and edema of the eyelids, conjunctiva, and anogenital area. Mortality ranged from 20 to 50%. On histologic examination, intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies were readily apparent in the epithelial cells of the conjunctiva. Lymphoid depletion of the spleen was also a common finding.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D009234:Myxomatosis, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009922:Oregon; D011817:Rabbits