title: Diagnostic survey of viral haemorrhagic disease in wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in four regions of Spain.
abstract: Samples of organs and serum were obtained from wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) found dead in the field, shot or captured by hunters, or introduced for repopulation in various provinces of Spain over a two-year period, for the purposes of an epidemiological study of viral haemorrhagic disease (VHD) of rabbits. The efficacy of the haemagglutination test and the direct immunofluorescence test for the diagnosis of VHD was also examined.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Saragossa, Spain.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Simón
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gironés
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Muguruza
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Muzquiz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ortega
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D019085:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct / Q000662:veterinary; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D017929:Hemorrhagic Disease Virus, Rabbit / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011817:Rabbits; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral