Rabbit encephalitozoonosis in Kenya.
Encephalitozoon cuniculi infection was diagnosed in a laboratory rabbit breeding colony at Muguga, Kenya. This is the first report of the disease in rabbits in Kenya. Post-mortem examination showed gross renal lesions and the presence of the parasite in histological sections of the cerebrum and cerebellum. On Gram stain, spores were observed in the kidney sections.
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Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, National Veterinary Research Centre, Kikuyu.
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D000818:Animals; D009670:Encephalitozoon cuniculi; D016890:Encephalitozoonosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007630:Kenya / Q000453:epidemiology; D011817:Rabbits / Q000469:parasitology*