title: [Infectious hemorrhagic disease of rabbits in the Bern pathology institute (1988-90): seasonal and regional distribution and histopathological findings].
abstract: Between 1988 and 1990 we have investigated 45 cases of the rabbit viral haemorrhagic disease (VHD) at our institute in order to ascertain: 1) both monthly and regional distribution of the disease: 2) the histopathological patterns of the disease. The VHD cases were particularly frequent between October and January and between May and August. They occurred in 7 cantons. The panlobular hepatocytic necrosis was observed in 80% of the cases, whereas in the remaining 20% the necrosis occurred in the periportal region. In 80% of the animals the spleen blood vessels were dilated with perivascular fibrin accumulation indicative of hyperpermeability. In two cases haemoglobin cages were observed in the kidney tubules.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Tierpathologie, Universität Bern.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brander
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Boujon
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Bestetti
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis; D011817:Rabbits; D012621:Seasons; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Infektiöse hämorrhagische Krankheit der Kaninchen im Berner Sektionsgut (1988-1990): Zeitliche und regionale Verteilung sowie histopathologische Befunde.